First clinical isolation report of Shewanella algae from the stools of a patient with acute enteritis in Spain

E Fernández-Fernández; A J Martín-Rodríguez; M Hernández; J M Navarro-Marí; U Römling; J Gutiérrez-Fernández

First clinical isolation report of Shewanella algae from the stools of a patient with acute enteritis in Spain

Rev Esp Quimioter. 2018 Apr;31(2):160-163. Epub 2018 Apr 2.

Authors

E Fernández-Fernández^#, A J Martín-Rodríguez^#, M Hernández, J M Navarro-Marí, U Römling, J Gutiérrez-Fernández¹

Affiliation

¹ José Gutiérrez-Fernández.Laboratorio de Microbiología. Avenida de las Fuerzas Armadas, 2. E-18012 Granada, Spain. josegf@go.ugr.es.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 29616510
PMCID: PMC6159372

Abstract
in English, Spanish

We report a case of acute enteritis caused by Shewanella algae in a cirrhotic patient. Biochemical identification systems revealed to be insufficient to identify the Shewanella isolate at the species level, thus requiring 16S rRNA and gyrB partial gene sequencing. Even if co-infection by Clostridium difficile could not be ruled out, this is, to our knowledge, the first report of acute enteritis caused by Shewanella algae in Europe.

Presentamos un caso de enteritis aguda causada por Shewanella algae en un paciente cirrótico. Los sistemas de identificación mediante pruebas bioquímicas no fueron adecuados para la identificación de S. algae a nivel especie, por lo que se requirió la secuenciación parcial de los genes 16S rRNA y gyrB. Aunque la enfermedad debida a la co-infección por Clostridium difficile no podría ser descartado, este es, a nuestro entender, el primer caso de enteritis aguda causada por Shewanella algae en Europa.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Emergency Medical Services
Enteritis / microbiology*
Feces / microbiology*
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / complications
Male
Shewanella*
Spain

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Abstract
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