title: Shewanelia putrefaciens: a rare microbial agent associated with a non-healing ulcer in a leprosy patient.
abstract: Female aged 55 years presented with signs and symptoms of borderline lepromatous leprosy and presence of a non-healing ulcer and multiple haemorrhagic blisters over dorsum of both feet. Discharge from the various lesions was subjected to microbiological examination and an unusual organism Shewanella purtefaciens was isolated which was sensitive to most routine antibiotics. Patient responded well to cephadroxil therapy with uneventful and complete healing of ulcer and blisters.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Rural Medical College, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences-DU, Loni-413 736, Dist. Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, India.
authors: D S
authors: DS
authors: Bhalerao
authors: A G
authors: AG
authors: Kinikar
authors: S B
authors: SB
authors: Roushani
authors: V X
authors: VX
authors: Franklin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001768:Blister / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D002434:Cefadroxil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016523:Foot Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D015439:Leprosy, Borderline / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002434:Cefadroxil