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A Case of Wound Infection with Providencia rettgeri and Coincident Gout in a Patient from Guam

Providencia rettgeri (P. rettgeri) is a ubiquitous organism that is infrequently associated with human disease. Here we report the isolation of this organism from a polymicrobial wound infection resulting from ruptured tophi on a 54-year-old male patient from Guam. We describe the identification and...

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Published in:Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health 2015-11, Vol.74 (11), p.375-377
Main Authors: Washington, Michael A, Barnhill, Jason, Griffin, Jaclyn M
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Language:English
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Summary:Providencia rettgeri (P. rettgeri) is a ubiquitous organism that is infrequently associated with human disease. Here we report the isolation of this organism from a polymicrobial wound infection resulting from ruptured tophi on a 54-year-old male patient from Guam. We describe the identification and confirmation of this organism, and propose metabolic synergy as a possible mechanism of pathogenesis. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of a wound infection colonized by P. rettgeri from Guam, and the first report to speculate upon the role of bacterial synergy in P. rettgeri pathogenesis.
ISSN:2165-8218
2165-8242