| H01073 | |
| H number | H01073 |
| Name | Shewanella infection |
| Description | Shewanella putrefaciens and Shewanella algae, which are frequently found in non-human sources, are opportunistically pathogenic for humans. Shewanella infection is associated with a wide clinical spectrum including bacteremia/septicemia, skin and soft-tissue infection, biliary tract infection, peritonitis, and empyema, and soft-tissue infection is most frequent. Bacteremia/septicemia can cause death in some cases. |
| Category | Bacterial infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Shewanella putrefaciens Shewanella algae |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | S. putrefaciens are resistant to cefazolin and cefoxitin. |
| Other DBs | - |
| Reference | PMID:22325004 AUTHORS Liu PY, Lin CF, Wu MJ, Kao CC, Shi ZY TITLE Shewanella bloodstream infection. JOURNAL Hemodial Int 16:578-9 (2012) DOI:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2012.00664.x PMID:18565779 AUTHORS Tsai MS, You HL, Tang YF, Liu JW TITLE Shewanella soft tissue infection: case report and literature review. JOURNAL Int J Infect Dis 12:e119-24 (2008) DOI:10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.020 PMID:9332516 AUTHORS Chen YS, Liu YC, Yen MY, Wang JH, Wang JH, Wann SR, Cheng DL TITLE Skin and soft-tissue manifestations of Shewanella putrefaciens infection. JOURNAL Clin Infect Dis 25:225-9 (1997) DOI:10.1086/514537 |