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- Title
Swimming with the Pigs: A Case of Severe Soft Tissue Infection during a Caribbean Vacation.
- Authors
Dretler, Alexandra W.; Jacob, Jesse T.; Rouphael, Nadine G.
- 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.
- Subjects
SOFT tissue infections; EMERGENCY medical services; WATER chlorination; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of swimming; OLDER people; DISEASES in older people
- Publication
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2018, p1
- ISSN
2090-6625
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2018/4092609