title: Cobra bite wound infection caused by Shewanella algae.
abstract: Shewanella wound infections after snake bites are rare. We report the case of a Shewanella algae wound infection associated with a cobra bite in a 27-year-old woman. The isolate was confirmed by sequencing of the 16S ribosomal DNA gene. This case expands the reported spectrum of infection caused by S. algae and raises the possibility that S. algae could be a causative pathogen in wound infections resulting from snake bites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan; College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Pharmacy, Tajen University, Pingtung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Po-Yu
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 250 Kuo Kuang Rd, Taichung 402, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Zhi-Yuan
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Lin
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Shyu
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Zong-Yen
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Lung
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chih-Yen
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Nutrition, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jin-An
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yan-Chiao
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. Electronic address: kctung1@dragon.nchu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Kwong-Chung
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D017815:Elapidae; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020592:Shewanella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
keywords: Cobra; Shewanella; Snake bite; Wound infection