title: Shewanella putrefaciens, a rare cause of osteomyelitis.
abstract: Shewanella putrefaciens is a Gram-negative bacillus with a distinguishable characteristic of hydrogen sulfide production and routinely found in a marine environment. This organism has been cultured as a pathogen in a small number of soft tissue infections, but has rarely been the causative agent in osteomyelitis. This case report details calcaneal osteomyelitis due to S putrefaciens in a 77-year-old male with bilateral heel ulcerations and peripheral vascular disease.
authors.affiliation: 1ORA Orthopedics, Moline, IL, USA.
authors.forename: Russell M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006365:Heel / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020614:Shewanella putrefaciens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: Shewanella putrefaciens; lower extremity; osteomyelitis; vascular; wound