The zoonotic pathogen Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica - current findings from a clinical and genomic perspective.
BMC Microbiol
; 24(1): 3, 2024 Jan 03.
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| ID: mdl-38172653
ABSTRACT
The zoonotic pathogen Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica can cause several diseases in humans, including sepsis and bacteremia. Although the pathogenesis is not fully understood, the bacterium is thought to enter traumatic skin lesions via fly larvae, resulting in severe myiasis and/or wound contamination. Infections are typically associated with, but not limited to, infestation of an open wound by fly larvae, poor sanitary conditions, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and osteomyelitis. W. chitiniclastica is generally sensitive to a broad spectrum of antibiotics with the exception of fosfomycin. However, increasing drug resistance has been observed and its development should be monitored with caution. In this review, we summarize the currently available knowledge and evaluate it from both a clinical and a genomic perspective.
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Gammaproteobacteria
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Diptera
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Germany