title: A case of wound infection caused by Shewanella algae in the south of Iran.
abstract: Shewanella algae was isolated from the purulent discharge in the navel area of a young male with a history of swimming in the Persian Gulf. A routine laboratory diagnosis procedure, followed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses, was used to avoid misidentification with other species of Shewanella. The bacterium was suscetible to ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, nitrophorantion, amikacin, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, gentamicin and co-trimoxazole but was resistant to amoxicillin, vancomycin, doxycycline, cephalexin, ampicillin, tetracycline, cephalothin and ceftizoxime. The patient successfully recovered after treatment with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Health Research Centre Bushehr, Iran ; Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taherzadeh
authors.affiliation: Genecology Research Centre, Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Katouli
authors.affiliation: The Persian Gulf Health Research Centre Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amirinejad
authors.affiliation: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Farzaneh
authors.affiliation: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences Bushehr, Iran.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gharibi
keywords: Antibacterial susceptibility; Shewanella algae; marine environment; molecular identification; wound infection