Cobra bite wound infection caused by Shewanella algae

Int J Infect Dis. 2014 Mar:20:11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2013.08.014. Epub 2013 Oct 2.

Abstract

Shewanella wound infections after snake bites are rare. We report the case of a Shewanella algae wound infection associated with a cobra bite in a 27-year-old woman. The isolate was confirmed by sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA gene. This case expands the reported spectrum of infection caused by S. algae and raises the possibility that S. algae could be a causative pathogen in wound infections resulting from snake bites.

Keywords: Cobra; Shewanella; Snake bite; Wound infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • Elapidae
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Shewanella / isolation & purification*
  • Snake Bites / complications
  • Snake Bites / drug therapy
  • Snake Bites / microbiology*
  • Wound Infection / complications
  • Wound Infection / drug therapy
  • Wound Infection / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S