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Case Reports
. 2017 Dec 21;4(12):e005134.
doi: 10.1099/jmmcr.0.005134. eCollection 2017 Dec.

A case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in continental United States

Jesus A Chavez  1 , Andrew J Alexander  2 , Joan M Balada-Llasat  1 , Preeti Pancholi  1
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Case Reports

A case of Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica bacteremia in continental United States

Jesus A Chavez et al. JMM Case Rep. .

Abstract

Introduction: Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica has been associated with open wound infections, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, and bacteremia.

Case presentation: We report the case of a 41 year old woman with history of congenital myelomeningocele, paraplegia and extensive decubitus ulcers that developed W. chitiniclastica bacteremia secondary to an infected ulcer.

Conclusion: W. chitiniclastica is an emerging human pathogen that can be readily identified by MALDI-TOF or sequencing.

Keywords: MALDI-TOF MS; Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica; antibiotics; bacteremia; infection; osteomyelitis; susceptibility; ulcer.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

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Gram-negative rod from positive blood culture on microscopic examination (1000×).
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Colonies growing on sheep blood agar revealing a characteristic mucoid morphology.
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