Ciprofloxacin-resistant aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy

Carmen L. Giltner; April M. Bobenchik; Daniel Z. Uslan; Jaime G. Deville; Romney M. Humphries

doi:10.1128/JCM.03217-12

Ciprofloxacin-resistant aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy

Carmen L. Giltner, April M. Bobenchik, Daniel Z. Uslan, Jaime G. Deville, Romney M. Humphries

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We report a case of surgical site infection with ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas hydrophila following leech therapy. Antimicrobial and genetic analyses of leech and patient isolates demonstrated that the resistant isolates originated from the leech gut microbiota. These data suggest that ciprofloxacin monotherapy as a prophylaxis regimen prior to leech therapy may not be effective in preventing infection.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1324-1326
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	51
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03217-12
State	Published - Apr 2013

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Microbiology (medical)

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Ciprofloxacin-resistant aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy

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