Swimming with the Pigs: A Case of Severe Soft Tissue Infection during a Caribbean Vacation

A 74-year-old man presented to the emergency department with severe right leg cellulitis following a trip to the Bahamas where he swam in both chlorinated pools and the ocean. His blood cultures grew Shewanella species, a marine pathogen known to cause disease in humans, following exposure to seawat...

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Main Authors: Alexandra W. Dretler, Jesse T. Jacob, Nadine G. Rouphael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/4092609
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