title: Post-traumatic skin and soft tissue infection due to Aeromonas hydrophila.
abstract: We report a case of posttraumatic skin and soft tissue infection in a patient who sustained laceration after being hit by a water tanker. Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from pus and was identified to the species level by Vitek 2 and a battery of biochemical tests. The patient responded to thorough drainage, debridement of wound and 2 weeks of intravenous antibiotics. The patient was taken up for split skin grafting of the raw area. She was discharged with satisfactory graft uptake after 1 week without any further antibiotics advice. Follow-up after 3 weeks was satisfactory with healthy cover on the raw area and normal weight bearing on the left leg.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, JPNA Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Bijayini
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhoriwal
authors.forename: Purva
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathur
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagar
authors.forename: Maneesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singhal
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Misra