Infection and Drug Resistance (Apr 2022)
The Fulminating Course of Infection Caused by Shewanella algae: A Case Report
Abstract
Yun Yan, Xin Chai, Yu Chen, Xijing Zhang Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yu Chen; Xijing Zhang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China, Tel +862984775344, Fax +862983244986, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Shewanella algae, a Gram-negative bacillus found in warm saltwater environments, has been increasingly recognized as a human pathogen that can cause infection of the skin and soft tissue, ear, blood, and intra-abdominal. In this case, we report a Shewanella algae infection that caused sepsis, renal insufficiency, cardiac dysfunction, fistula and massive pleural effusion after surgery in a 73-year-old man with cancer of the esophagus and cardia.Keywords: Shewanella species, Shewanella algae, fulminating course, malignancy, sepsis
