Swimming with the Pigs: A Case of Severe Soft Tissue Infection during a Caribbean Vacation

Case Rep Infect Dis. 2018 Oct 24:2018:4092609. doi: 10.1155/2018/4092609. eCollection 2018.

Abstract

A 74-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe right leg cellulitis following a trip to the Bahamas where he swam in both chlorinated pools and the ocean. His blood cultures grew Shewanella species, a marine pathogen known to cause disease in humans, following exposure to seawater. He was treated with cefepime for a total of two weeks without needing any surgical intervention. The patient had complete resolution of infection and was able to return to his activities of daily living.

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