First case reports of Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica associated with myiasis

We report three cases of infection due to the Gram-negative rod Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica involving bacteremia and the urinary tract. Two cases were clearly associated with maggot infestation, and the third could conceivably have had unrecognized maggot infestation of the urinary tract. We...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of clinical microbiology 2014-12, Vol.52 (12), p.4432-4434
Hauptverfasser: Barker, Heather S, Snyder, James W, Hicks, Adam B, Yanoviak, Stephen P, Southern, Paul, Dhakal, Bijaya K, Ghimire, Giri R, Couturier, Marc R
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Zusammenfassung:We report three cases of infection due to the Gram-negative rod Ignatzschineria (Schineria) indica involving bacteremia and the urinary tract. Two cases were clearly associated with maggot infestation, and the third could conceivably have had unrecognized maggot infestation of the urinary tract. We believe these cases to be the first I. indica infections reported in association with maggot infestation and myiasis.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02183-14