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Bloodstream Infection Due to a Maggot-infested Wound in a 54-Year-Old Male

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Journal J Glob Infect Dis
Date 2019 Sep 24
PMID 31543656
Citations 12
Authors
Kathryn L Connelly
Elliot Freeman
Olivia C Smibert
Belinda Lin
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Abstract

We report a case of bacteremia and sepsis, in the setting of lower limb wounds with maggot infestation. This is the first documented infection by this organism in the Australasia/Pacific region, identified using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry and 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequencing. Clinicians should be aware of this emerging pathogen.

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