Outbreak ofShewanella algaeandShewanella putrefaciensInfections Caused by a Shared Measuring Cup in a General Surgery Unit in Korea

Oh, Hyang Soon; Kum, Kyung Ah; Kim, Eui-Chong; Lee, Hoan-Jong; Choe, Kang Won; Oh, Myoung Don

doi:10.1086/589903

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“…make the hepatobiliary tract a niche for S. algae and S. haliotis (10). The presence of external drainage catheters in the hepatobiliary system and the existence of hepatobiliary diseases were the most important risk factors in a previous matched case-control study (15). In our study, S. algae and S. haliotis had indwelling PTBD or PTGBD in 50z and 44z of cases, respectively.…”

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confidence: 43%

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The Phantom Menace for Patients with Hepatobiliary Diseases: Shewanella haliotis, Often Misidentified as Shewanella algae in Biochemical Tests and MALDI-TOF Analysis

2017

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SUMMARY: Although Shewanella algae has been known to have weak pathogenicity, case reports on infections with this species have been steadily increasing. S. algae and S. haliotis are difficult to distinguish from each other with conventional phenotypic methods. We reviewed the microbiological and clinical features of S. algae and S. haliotis infections at our institute. Bacterial culture and identification reports from patient samples from 2010 to 2014 were reviewed to screen the cases of Shewanella infections. In addition to conventional biochemical tests, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and matrixassisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry were performed for 19 stored bacterial isolates. Medical records were reviewed for clinical characteristics and laboratory findings. All isolates were identified as S. algae by using VITEK 2. MALDI-TOF also identified all isolates as S. algae with a 99.9 confidence value. In contrast, 16S rRNA analysis identified 10 isolates as S. algae and 9 isolates as S. haliotis. Both S. algae (60z) and S. haliotis (77z) infections were strongly associated with diseases of the hepatobiliary tract and pancreas. To distinguish between S. algae and S. haliotis, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis seems more accurate than biochemical tests or MALDI-TOF. Patients with underlying diseases in the hepatobiliary tract and pancreas seem to be susceptible to these marine pathogens.

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confidence: 43%

“…The estimated incubation period was reported to be 3-49 days (15). The incubation period of our cases ranged from 1 to 51 days, and 78.9z (15 of 19) were isolated ＜2 weeks from the admission date.…”

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confidence: 60%

The Phantom Menace for Patients with Hepatobiliary Diseases: Shewanella haliotis, Often Misidentified as Shewanella algae in Biochemical Tests and MALDI-TOF Analysis

2017

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“…The origins of the cases are shown in Table 2. Series have been reported in some countries, and these countries were thus overrepresented: Denmark (76), 32 South Korea (33), 8 South Africa (28), 28 United States (26), 13,23,31 Taiwan (19), 31 Belgium (9), 14 and India (5). 53 Eleven percent of patients were immunocompromised (Table 3) because of cancer with chemotherapy (15), steroid use (4), splenectomy (2), neutropenia (2), human immunodeficiency virus HIV infection (1), and immunosuppressive drugs (1).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…have in rare cases been found associated with medical devices and can lead to health-care-associated infections and outbreaks. 8 Infections with Shewanella spp. are rare, and there have been no systematic studies.…”

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Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Vignier¹,

Barreau²,

Olive³

et al. 2013

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. Shewanella spp. are saprophytic bacteria that are part of the marine microflora in warm climates and are rarely pathogenic. However, Shewanella spp. infections are being increasingly reported, and there has been no comprehensive review of the literature describing these infections. This article reports 16 cases of Shewanella spp. infections in Martinique since 1997 and reviews another 239 cases reported in the literature since 1973. Patients experienced soft tissue infections, ear infection, or abdominal and biliary tract infections. A skin or mucosal portal of entry was found for 53% of the patients and exposure to the marine environment was reported for 44%; 79% of patients had an underlying condition. Bacteriema were frequent (28%). Most (87%) patients recovered, although ear infections can become chronic. Death occurred in 13% of the patients. Most Shewanella spp. isolates are susceptible to cefotaxime (95%), piperacillin and tazobactam (98%), gentamicin (99%), and ciprofloxacin (94%).

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“…epidermidis, a skin commensal, indicates a possible external source of S. xiamenensis rather than an internal source such as migration from the gastrointestinal tract. Drainage catheters have been identified as an likely source for Shewanella nosocomial infections (Oh et al, 2008). It is therefore possible that S. xiamenensis initially colonized the catheter with Staph.…”

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confidence: 99%

Nosocomial peripancreatic infection associated with Shewanella xiamenensis

Zong

2011

Journal of Medical Microbiology

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Outbreak ofShewanella algaeandShewanella putrefaciensInfections Caused by a Shared Measuring Cup in a General Surgery Unit in Korea

Cited by 36 publications

References 35 publications

The Phantom Menace for Patients with Hepatobiliary Diseases: <i>Shewanella haliotis</i>, Often Misidentified as <i>Shewanella algae</i> in Biochemical Tests and MALDI-TOF Analysis

The Phantom Menace for Patients with Hepatobiliary Diseases: <i>Shewanella haliotis</i>, Often Misidentified as <i>Shewanella algae</i> in Biochemical Tests and MALDI-TOF Analysis

Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

Nosocomial peripancreatic infection associated with Shewanella xiamenensis

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