title: From soil to blood: first human case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteraemia.
abstract: This report describes a case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteraemia in a patient scratched by a rooster on the right arm. Diagnostic, clinical and therapeutic features are discussed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of Sphingobacterium hotanense bacteremia reported in the medical literature.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Unit, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Vesselina
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kroumova
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossati
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Olivia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bargiacchi
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Garavelli
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camaggi
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caroppo
authors.affiliation: Microbiology and Virology Department, University Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andreoni
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000628:therapy; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002645:Chickens; D019818:Clavulanic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D045249:Sphingobacterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D065093:beta-Lactamase Inhibitors; D019818:Clavulanic Acid; D000658:Amoxicillin