title: Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: case report and literature review.
abstract: Members of the genus Myroides are aerobic Gram-negative bacteria that are common in environmental sources, but are not components of the normal human microflora. Myroides organisms behave as low-grade opportunistic pathogens, causing infections in severely immunocompromised patients and rarely, in immunocompetent hosts. A case of Myroides odoratimimus cellulitis following a pig bite in an immunocompetent child is presented, and the medical literature on Myroides spp. soft tissue infections is reviewed.
authors: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Parasitology, Zoonoses, and Geographical Medicine, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. sofiamaraki@in.gr
authors: Sofia
authors: S
authors: Maraki
authors: Emmanouela
authors: E
authors: Sarchianaki
authors: Sophia
authors: S
authors: Barbagadakis
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D013552:Swine