The first case of hand infection caused by Dermabacter jinjuensis in a symmetrical peripheral gangrene patient.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Strains of the genus Dermabacter is a recently established species, recognized as relatively rare opportunistic human pathogen, and is infrequently isolated from clinical specimens, including blood cultures, abscesses, wounds, bone, eye, and skin.

Presentation of case

We present a 78-year old female with chronic symmetrical peripheral gangrene and hand infection. The patient underwent surgical debridement with amputation on gangrene with infection of both fingers. At 2 weeks postoperatively, pus discharge was newly observed and the patient underwent reoperation. In the subsequent reinfection, unknown organism has been repeatedly identified, may be the most likely causative agent. On the basis of phenotypic and genotypic distinctness and DNA-DNA hybridizat

SUBMITTER: Cho SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6206325 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature