title: First case of fulminant sepsis due to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica.
abstract: We report the first case of fulminant sepsis due to Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica. This case is also the first one reported in South America. We emphasize the importance of recognizing bacteria that live in the larvae of a parasitic fly as the causative agent of severe infections in homeless patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Bacteriología, Instituto de Fisiopatología y Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital de Clínicas José de San Martín, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. marisanalmuzara@yahoo.com.ar
authors.forename: Marisa N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Almuzara
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palombarani
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tuduri
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gianecini
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sabater
authors.forename: Maria S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Vay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004175:Diptera / Q000382:microbiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013020:South America; D044166:Xanthomonadaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S