Uncommon isolation of Desulfovibrio vulgaris from a depressed fracture wound on the forehead.
Desulfovibrio vulgaris
Desulfoviridin pigment
Slow grower
Sulfate reducing bacteria
Journal
Anaerobe
ISSN: 1095-8274
Titre abrégé: Anaerobe
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9505216
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2020
Oct 2020
Historique:
received:
19
07
2020
revised:
20
08
2020
accepted:
22
08
2020
pubmed:
30
8
2020
medline:
23
6
2021
entrez:
30
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Desulfovibrio spp. are gram negative, obligate anaerobes capable of reducing sulfate. They have caused infections in humans, but very rarely. They are slow growers and difficult to identify. Hence, they are often overlooked and their actual presence goes unnoticed. Here, we describe a case of a 15- year old boy who was involved in a road traffic accident and he presented with seropurulent discharge from a depressed fracture wound on the forehead. Desulfovibrio vulgaris (D.vulgaris), was isolated from the pus discharge, the first to be reported. The characteristic desulfoviridin pigment production in the organism aided in the identification. The infection was successfully managed with pain reliever and course of amoxicillin - clavulanic acid and linezolid.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32860932
pii: S1075-9964(20)30120-7
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2020.102264
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Anti-Bacterial Agents
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
102264Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest There is no conflict of interest amongst the authors towards contribution and preparation of the manuscript.