Alcaligenes piechaudii from chronic ear discharge.
A recently described bacterium, Alcaligenes piechaudii, was isolated repeatedly from the ear discharge of a diabetic man. This appears to be the first report of human infection in which there is clinical evidence of a pathogenic role for this species.
Peel
M M
MM
Microbiological Diagnostic Unit, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Hibberd
A J
AJ
King
B M
BM
Williamson
H G
HG
D000421:Alcaligenes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology*; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology*