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Case Reports
. 2014 Dec;52(12):4432-4.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.02183-14. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

First case reports of Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica associated with myiasis

Heather S Barker  1 , James W Snyder  2 , Adam B Hicks  3 , Stephen P Yanoviak  4 , Paul Southern  5 , Bijaya K Dhakal  6 , Giri R Ghimire  7 , Marc R Couturier  8
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First case reports of Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica associated with myiasis

Heather S Barker et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec.

Abstract

We report three cases of infection due to the Gram-negative rod Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica involving bacteremia and the urinary tract. Two cases were clearly associated with maggot infestation, and the third could conceivably have had unrecognized maggot infestation of the urinary tract. We believe these cases to be the first I. indica infections reported in association with maggot infestation and myiasis.

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