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Kurthia Gibsonii As a Sexually Transmitted Zoonosis: From a Neglected Condition During World War II to a Recent Warning for Sexually Transmitted Disease Units

Overview
Journal Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2016 May 19
PMID 27190416
Citations 6
Authors
Valeria Kovesdi
Balazs Stercz
Joseph Ongradi
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Abstract

Context: Zoonotic sexual transmission.

Aims: Identification of unknown microorganisms causing sexually transmitted zoonotic infection was a common effort of clinicians and the laboratory.

Settings And Design: A male patient had recurring urethritis and balanitis after having repeated unprotected penetrative sexual intercourse with female piglets. He claimed allergy to metals and plastics. Routine microbiological tests were carried out.

Materials And Methods: Specimens from the urethra, glans, rectum, throat, urine, and blood were cultured. Subsequently, isolates were tested for their biochemical activity and antibiotic susceptibility.

Results: Kurthia gibsonii was isolated from both urethra and glans. No other concomitant infection was detected. The patient was cured with oral cefuroxime for 15 days and topical gentamicin cream for 2 months.

Conclusion: This is the first reported zoophilic infection by Kurthia spp. Fecal contamination of animals' genital tract was the possible source of infection. Immune disturbance of the patient might predispose to opportunistic Kurthia infection.

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