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Human Infections by Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica: A Mini-Review and the First Report of a Burn Wound Infection after Accidental Myiasis in Central Europe

HLADÍK, M. LIPOVÝ, B. KALOUDOVÁ, Y. HANSLIANOVÁ, M. VÍTKOVÁ, I. DEISSOVÁ, T. KEMPNÝ, T. SVOBODA, N. KALA, Z. BRYCHTA, P. BOŘILOVÁ LINHARTOVÁ, P.

Original Title

Human Infections by Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica: A Mini-Review and the First Report of a Burn Wound Infection after Accidental Myiasis in Central Europe

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica are bacteria that cause rare infections, typically associated with the infestation of an open wound with fly larvae. Here, we present a unique case report of the first W. chitiniclastica isolation from a burn wound with accidental myiasis in a 63-year-old homeless man and a literature review focused on human infections caused by these bacteria. So far, 23 cases of infection with W chitiniclastica have been reported; in 52% of these, larvae were found in the wound area. Most of these cases suffered from chronic non-healing wound infections but none of these were burn injuries. The overall fatality rate associated directly with W. chitiniclastica in these cases was 17%. Infections with parasitic larvae occur in moderate climates (especially in people living in poor conditions); therefore, an infection with rare bacteria associated with accidental myiasis, such as W. chitiniclastica, can be expected to become more common there. Thus, in view of the absence of recommendations regarding the treatment of patients with accidental myiasis and, therefore, the risk of infection with W. chitiniclastica or other rare pathogens, we provide a list of recommendations for the treatment of such patients. The importance of meticulous microbial surveillance using molecular biological methods to facilitate the detection of rare pathogens is emphasized.

Keywords

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica; burn wound infection; myiasis

Authors

HLADÍK, M.; LIPOVÝ, B.; KALOUDOVÁ, Y.; HANSLIANOVÁ, M.; VÍTKOVÁ, I.; DEISSOVÁ, T.; KEMPNÝ, T.; SVOBODA, N.; KALA, Z.; BRYCHTA, P.; BOŘILOVÁ LINHARTOVÁ, P.

Released

1. 9. 2021

Publisher

MDPI

Location

BASEL

ISBN

2076-2607

Periodical

Microorganisms

Year of study

9

Number

9

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

11

Pages count

11

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1934

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/203060

BibTex

@article{BUT174911,
  author="Martin {Hladík} and Břetislav {Lipový} and Yvona {Kaloudová} and Markéta {Hanslianová} and Ivana {Vítková} and Tereza {Deissová} and Tomáš {Kempný} and Martin {Svoboda} and Zdeněk {Kala} and Pavel {Brychta} and Petra {Bořilová Linhartová}",
  title="Human Infections by Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica: A Mini-Review and the First Report of a Burn Wound Infection after Accidental Myiasis in Central Europe",
  journal="Microorganisms",
  year="2021",
  volume="9",
  number="9",
  pages="1--11",
  doi="10.3390/microorganisms9091934",
  issn="2076-2607",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/9/1934"
}