Septic shock, pneumonia, and soft tissue infection due to Myroides odoratimimus: report of a case and review of Myroides infections.
The genus Myroides comprises aerobic, yellow-pigmented, non-motile, non-fermenting gram-negative rods formerly classified as Flavobacterium odoratum. Members of the genus are widely distributed in the environment, especially in water, and usually behave as low-grade opportunistic pathogens, having been found to cause urinary tract infection, endocarditis, ventriculitis, and cutaneous infections in severely immunocompromised patients. We report a case of soft tissue infection, septic shock, and pneumonia due to M. odoratimimus in an immunocompetent male. To our knowledge, this is the first description of life-threatening infection caused by this organism in an immunocompetent host. We have also reviewed the medical literature on the genus Myroides.
Unità Operativa di Malattie Infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi, 37, 36100, Vicenza, Italy. paolo.benedetti@ulssvicenza.it
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D000368:Aged; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology
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