TY - JOUR
T1 - Yokenella regensburgei necrotizing fasciitis in an immunocompromised host
AU - Wright, William F.
AU - Utz, Jena L.
AU - Bruckhart, Christina
AU - Baghli, Salim
AU - Janda, J. Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - We report a case of necrotizing skin infection caused by Yokenella regensburgei in an immunosuppressed patient with orthotopic liver transplantation. Initial bacterial culture identification was suggestive of Hafnia alvei. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) confirmed identification of Y. regensburgei. Necrotizing fasciitis is potentially fatal and requires aggressive management, including early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic selection, and operative debridement.
AB - We report a case of necrotizing skin infection caused by Yokenella regensburgei in an immunosuppressed patient with orthotopic liver transplantation. Initial bacterial culture identification was suggestive of Hafnia alvei. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) confirmed identification of Y. regensburgei. Necrotizing fasciitis is potentially fatal and requires aggressive management, including early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic selection, and operative debridement.
KW - Necrotizing fasciitis
KW - Skin and soft-tissue infection
KW - Yokenella regensburgei
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.03.025
DO - 10.1016/j.jiac.2019.03.025
M3 - Article
C2 - 31003955
AN - SCOPUS:85064212525
SN - 1341-321X
VL - 25
SP - 816
EP - 819
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
IS - 10
ER -