Yersinia ruckeri, an unusual microorganism isolated from a human wound infection

S De Keukeleire; A De Bel; Y Jansen; M Janssens; G Wauters; D Piérard

doi:10.1002/nmi2.56

Yersinia ruckeri, an unusual microorganism isolated from a human wound infection

New Microbes New Infect. 2014 Jul;2(4):134-5. doi: 10.1002/nmi2.56. Epub 2014 Jun 19.

Authors

S De Keukeleire¹, A De Bel¹, Y Jansen², M Janssens³, G Wauters³, D Piérard¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Infection Control, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussels, Belgium.
² Department of Surgery, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussels, Belgium.
³ National Reference Centre for Yersinia, Secteur des sciences de la santé - Pôle de Microbiologie Médicale, Université Catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 25356360
PMCID: PMC4184584
DOI: 10.1002/nmi2.56

Abstract

We report the first documented case of Yersinia ruckeri isolated from a wound infection, in a 16-year-old male after hitting a stone while paddling in a river.

Keywords: Human; MALDI-TOF MS; Yersinia ruckeri; wound infection.