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. 2022 Jun 15;60(6):e0107321.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.01073-21. Epub 2022 Jun 15.

The Brief Case: The Fly Who Cried Wohlf

Yembur Ahmad  1 , David C Gaston  1 , Josh Gray  2 , Diana Zhong  3 , Brent Gudenkauf  3 , Dimitrios Bourdas  1 , Stuart C Ray  3 , Patricia J Simner  1   3
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The Brief Case: The Fly Who Cried Wohlf

Yembur Ahmad et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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Keywords: MALDI-TOF MS; Wohlfahrtiimonas; Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica; myiasis; sepsis; wound infection.

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Figures

FIG 1
FIG 1
(A) Clinical image of the patient’s foot demonstrating a purulent maggot-containing wound. (B) X ray of the affected foot showing acute osteomyelitis, subcutaneous air, and osseous erosion/destruction of multiple phalanges and metatarsals. (C) Gross image of the patient’s amputated foot demonstrating a 10.1- by 5.3-cm purulent ulcer exposing the underlying tendon. (D) Low-power histology image of the amputated foot showing inflammation involving the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. (E) High-power histology image showing abscess formation, necrosis, and granulation tissue within the deep soft tissue.
FIG 2
FIG 2
Original clinical culture plates and growth under aerobic, anaerobic, and capnophilic conditions. (A to C) Images of plates taken approximately 6 days after inoculation at 35°C under aerobic conditions. (A) Original 5% sheep blood agar plate. (B and C) Subculture of large spreading colonies on a 5% sheep blood agar plate (B) and MacConkey agar (C). (D to L) Plates and Gram stains representing aerotolerance testing at 48 h of the same isolate. (D) Five percent sheep blood agar, aerobic conditions. (E) Chocolate agar, aerobic conditions. (F) MacConkey agar, aerobic conditions. (G) Gram stain, aerobic conditions. (H) Brucella agar, anaerobic conditions. (I) Detail of colonies on Brucella agar under anaerobic conditions. (J) Gram stain, anaerobic conditions. (K) Chocolate agar, capnophilic (5% CO2) conditions. (L) Detail of colonies on chocolate agar under capnophilic conditions.
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