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Case Reports
. 2022 Oct;28(10):2116-2119.
doi: 10.3201/eid2810.220326.

Haematospirillum jordaniae Cellulitis and Bacteremia

Emil Pal, Iztok Štrumbelj, Tjaša Cerar Kišek, Marko Kolenc, Mateja Pirš, Katarina Resman Rus, Tina Triglav, Tatjana Avšič-Županc
Case Reports

Haematospirillum jordaniae Cellulitis and Bacteremia

Emil Pal et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2022 Oct.

Abstract

We isolated Haematospirillum jordaniae from a positive blood culture from a 57-year-old man in Slovenia who had bacteremia and bullous cellulitis of lower extremities. The infection was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. Our findings signal the need for increased awareness about the clinical course of H. jordaniae and its potential effects as a human pathogen.

Keywords: Haematospirillum jordaniae; bacteremia; bacteria; bacterial infections; cellulitis; common reed; emerging pathogen; skin infections.

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Detection of Haematospirillum jordaniae in a male patient in Slovenia. A) Gram stain of H. jordaniae; original magnification ×1,000. B) Colonies on blood agar after 3-day incubation. C) Colonies on chocolate agar after 3-day incubation. D) Transmission electron micrograph image of negatively stained cell of H. jordaniae exhibiting flagellum. Scale bar indicates 1 μm.
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