Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2022)

Haematospirillum jordaniae Cellulitis and Bacteremia

  • Emil Pal,
  • Iztok Štrumbelj,
  • Tjaša Cerar Kišek,
  • Marko Kolenc,
  • Mateja Pirš,
  • Katarina Resman Rus,
  • Tina Triglav,
  • Tatjana Avšič-Županc

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2810.220326
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 10
pp. 2116 – 2119

Abstract

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We isolated Haematospirillum jordaniae from a positive blood culture from a 57-year-old man in Slovenia who had bacteremia and bullous cellulitis of lower extremities. The infection was successfully treated with ciprofloxacin. Our findings signal the need for increased awareness about the clinical course of H. jordaniae and its potential effects as a human pathogen.

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