Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report

Cellulitis and erysipelas are common skin infections usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci. Gram-negative rods are rarely implicated. We report here a case of dermohypodermitis and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae, a Gram-negative bacteria usually pathogenic and epiphytic...

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Main Authors: M. Prod'homme, L.A. Micol, S. Weitsch, J.-L. Gassend, O. Martinet, C. Bellini
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300628
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spelling doaj-fc628ff1b7d24d5eb0e9e195e29537582020-11-25T02:40:11ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752017-09-0119C13413610.1016/j.nmni.2017.07.006Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case reportM. Prod'homme0L.A. Micol1S. Weitsch2J.-L. Gassend3O. Martinet4C. Bellini5General Surgery Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandGeneral Surgery Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandGeneral Surgery Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandGeneral Surgery Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandGeneral Surgery Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandInfectious Diseases Department, Riviera-Chablais Hospital, Montreux, SwitzerlandCellulitis and erysipelas are common skin infections usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci. Gram-negative rods are rarely implicated. We report here a case of dermohypodermitis and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae, a Gram-negative bacteria usually pathogenic and epiphytic to pome fruit tree.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300628Bloodstream infectiondermohypodermitisErwinia billingiaeerysipelaslymphangitis
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author M. Prod'homme
L.A. Micol
S. Weitsch
J.-L. Gassend
O. Martinet
C. Bellini
spellingShingle M. Prod'homme
L.A. Micol
S. Weitsch
J.-L. Gassend
O. Martinet
C. Bellini
Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
New Microbes and New Infections
Bloodstream infection
dermohypodermitis
Erwinia billingiae
erysipelas
lymphangitis
author_facet M. Prod'homme
L.A. Micol
S. Weitsch
J.-L. Gassend
O. Martinet
C. Bellini
author_sort M. Prod'homme
title Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
title_short Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
title_full Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
title_fullStr Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae: a case report
title_sort cutaneous infection and bactaeremia caused by erwinia billingiae: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series New Microbes and New Infections
issn 2052-2975
publishDate 2017-09-01
description Cellulitis and erysipelas are common skin infections usually caused by Staphylococcus aureus and streptococci. Gram-negative rods are rarely implicated. We report here a case of dermohypodermitis and bactaeremia caused by Erwinia billingiae, a Gram-negative bacteria usually pathogenic and epiphytic to pome fruit tree.
topic Bloodstream infection
dermohypodermitis
Erwinia billingiae
erysipelas
lymphangitis
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297517300628
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