Soft tissue infection of immunocompetent man with cat-derived globicatella species.
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Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We report a novel Globicatella species causing extensive soft tissue infection in a man bitten by a stray domestic cat in the United Kingdom. We identified this bacterium by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, and biochemical profiling and determined antimicrobial drug susceptibility.
Date Issued
2023-08
Date Acceptance
2023-08-01
Citation
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023, 29 (8), pp.1684-1687
ISSN
1080-6040
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Start Page
1684
End Page
1687
Journal / Book Title
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume
29
Issue
8
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37486350
Subjects
Aerococcaceae
Animals
Bacteria
Cats
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Soft Tissue Infections
bacteria
bites
cat
cat-derived
Globicatella sanguinis
Globicatella sulfidifaciens
immunocompetent man
soft tissue infection
United Kingdom
zoonoses
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
United States
Date Publish Online
2023-08