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#idboardreview Pt w/ LE venous insufficiency found in his camper unconscious and covered in feces and maggots: septic shock, wbc 35k, Cr 6, blood culture w/ gram negative non-motile bacteria. Dx? #meded #idmeded #idtwitter

#Wohlfahrtiimonas #chitiniclastica bacteremia Ref wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27… in this case identified w/ MALDI-TOF; Image Ref jgid.org/article.asp?is…

#Wohlfahrtiimonas #chitiniclastica was first identified in culture from the third-stage larvae of Wohlfahrtia magnifica flies which are known to cause myiasis, commonly in sheep and cattle

#Wohlfahrtiimonas #chitiniclastica infection most commonly occurs via larval contamination of open wounds. Emerging human pathogen in pts w/ poor personal hygiene, difficult social circumstances, alcohol dependence +/- chronic wounds

#Wohlfahrtiimonas #chitiniclastica bacteremia few cases reported in the world wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27…