First case of bloodstream infection caused by Mixta hanseatica sp. nov., a novel species within the Mixta genus of the Erwiniaceae family

Anna Both; Jiabin Huang; Philipp Wenzel; Martin Aepfelbacher; Holger Rohde; Martin Christner; Moritz Hentschke

New Microbes and New Infections (Jun 2023)

First case of bloodstream infection caused by Mixta hanseatica sp. nov., a novel species within the Mixta genus of the Erwiniaceae family

Anna Both,
Jiabin Huang,
Philipp Wenzel,
Martin Aepfelbacher,
Holger Rohde,
Martin Christner,
Moritz Hentschke

Affiliations

Anna Both: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Jiabin Huang: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Philipp Wenzel: Department of Orthopedics, Schön Klinik Hamburg Eilbek, Dehnhaide 120, 22081, Hamburg, Germany; Praxisgemeinschaft Dr. Buchholz & Partner, Fachärzte für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Waitzstrasse 4, 22607, Hamburg, Germany
Martin Aepfelbacher: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Holger Rohde: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Martin Christner: Institute of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
Moritz Hentschke: Labor Dr. Fenner und Kollegen, Bergstrasse 14, 20099, Hamburg, Germany; Corresponding author.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 53
p. 101117

Abstract

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Members of the Erwiniaceae family very rarely cause infections in humans. Here we describe the first case of a bloodstream infection due to Mixta hanseatica sp. nov., a novel member of the Erwiniaceae family.

Published in New Microbes and New Infections

ISSN: 2052-2975 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/new-microbes-and-new-infections

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