title: Budvicia aquatica sepsis in an immunocompromised patient following exposure to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
abstract: Budvicia aquatica has been found in surface water not associated with human faeces or sewage. The first known case is described of infection in an 85-year-old woman exposed to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, who tested positive for B. aquatica from both blood and urine samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corbin
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delatte
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Sharee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Besson
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guidry
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Monier
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Rajkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nathaniel
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004190:Disasters; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D018805:Sepsis / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin