Edwardsiella tarda Bacteremia in Untreated Hepatitis C: Alterations in Antimicrobial Therapy for a Pan-Susceptible Pathogen in a Critically Ill Patient

Edwardsiella tarda Causing Fishbone Injury Cellulitis Leading to Sepsis in a Case of Hematological Malignancy—A Rare Report and Review of Literature

“…There was one report of soft-tissue infection and sepsis following a catfish bite and one case of deep leg abscess following trauma by the barb of freshwater fish from the United States and one report of bacteremia during chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia from Japan ( Table 1 ). 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 So, to the best of our knowledge, the present case is a rare report of E. tarda sepsis following fishbone injury cellulitis in an individual with underlying hematological malignancy.…”

“…Clinical details of all published kinds of literature are compiled in Table 1 . 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 As per the review, E. tarda was found to be the cause of various infections such as sepsis, cholangitis, endocarditis, deep abscess, myonecrosis, osteomyelitis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. Out of these, nine were isolated solely from blood, seven from pus/ tissue fluids along with blood, five solely from pus/tissue/fluids, and three from stool.…”