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Shewanella algae infection in Italy: report of 3 years' evaluation along the coast of the northern Adriatic Sea.


ABSTRACT: Shewanella algae are Gram-negative, nonfermentative, motile bacilli, classified in the genus Shewanella in 1985. These environmental bacteria are occasionally identified in human infections, with a relatively strong association with exposure to seawater during warm seasons. This report describes a case series of 17 patients with infection correlated to S. algae in the coastal area of Romagna, Italy, from 2013 to 2016. The types of infection included otitis, pneumonia, sepsis and soft tissue (wound). Exposure to the marine environment during hot months was confirmed in 12 of 17 patients. An apparent correlation between increased severity of infection and patient age was also observed.

SUBMITTER: Torri A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5854895 | biostudies-other | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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<i>Shewanella algae</i> infection in Italy: report of 3 years' evaluation along the coast of the northern Adriatic Sea.

Torri A A   Bertini S S   Schiavone P P   Congestrì F F   Matteucci M M   Sparacino M M   Testa G G   Pedna M F MF   Sambri V V  

New microbes and new infections 20180312


<i>Shewanella</i> algae are Gram-negative, nonfermentative, motile bacilli, classified in the genus <i>Shewanella</i> in 1985. These environmental bacteria are occasionally identified in human infections, with a relatively strong association with exposure to seawater during warm seasons. This report describes a case series of 17 patients with infection correlated to <i>S. algae</i> in the coastal area of Romagna, Italy, from 2013 to 2016. The types of infection included otitis, pneumonia, sepsis  ...[more]

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