title: A case ofIgnatzschineriabacteraemia in an unconscious man from the Netherlands.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ignatzschineriaspecies were previously known asSchineriaspecies and are well known inhabitants of the larvae of the parasitic flyWohlfahrtia magnifica.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report a case ofIgnatzschineriaspecies bacteraemia in a Dutch patient with a wound infested with maggots.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the past, these bacteria have been isolated fromWohlfahrtia magnifica, a fly not indigenous to The Netherlands. Other fly larvae such as the blowfly larvae probably infested the wound and harboured thisIgnatzschineriastrain which subsequently caused this bacteraemia. A two-week course of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was given with good clinical response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Control, Zuyderland Medical Centre , Sittard-Geleen , the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Edou
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heddema
authors.affiliation: BaseClear B.V, Leiden , the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Zuyderland Medical Centre , Sittard-Geleen , the Netherlands.
authors.forename: Harro
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: van Westreenen
keywords: Ignatzschineria; amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; bacteraemia; maggots