Infection in Italy: Report of 3 Years' Evaluation Along the Coast of the Northern Adriatic Sea

Overview

Journal New Microbes New Infect

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2018 Mar 21

PMID 29556408

Citations 13

Authors

A Torri

S Bertini

P Schiavone

F Congestri

M Matteucci

M Sparacino

G Testa

M F Pedna

V Sambri

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Abstract

algae are Gram-negative, nonfermentative, motile bacilli, classified in the genus in 1985. These environmental bacteria are occasionally identified in human infections, with a relatively strong association with exposure to seawater during warm seasons. This report describes a case series of 17 patients with infection correlated to in the coastal area of Romagna, Italy, from 2013 to 2016. The types of infection included otitis, pneumonia, sepsis and soft tissue (wound). Exposure to the marine environment during hot months was confirmed in 12 of 17 patients. An apparent correlation between increased severity of infection and patient age was also observed.

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