First Report of Yokenella regensburgei Isolated from the Wound Exudate after Disarticulation Due to Diabetic Foot Infection in Korea.
10.5145/ACM.2015.18.4.135
- Author:
Sae Mi LEE
1
;
Young Jin KANG
;
Hee Jae HUH
;
Chang Seok KI
;
Nam Yong LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. heejae.huh@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Diabetic foot;
DNA sequencing;
Yokenella regensburgei
- MeSH:
Aged;
Debridement;
Diabetic Foot*;
Disarticulation*;
Enterobacteriaceae;
Exudates and Transudates*;
Foot;
Humans;
Korea*;
Sequence Analysis, DNA;
Wounds and Injuries*
- From:Annals of Clinical Microbiology
2015;18(4):135-139
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Yokenella regensburgei, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, is rarely isolated in humans. Here, we report a 71-year-old man with diabetic foot infection from which Y. regensburgei was isolated. Following debridement and disarticulation of the foot, an exudate specimen was obtained, from which Gramnegative bacilli were recovered. The organism was identified as Y. regensburgei using the Vitek 2 system (bioMerieux, USA) and 16S rRNA and gyrB gene sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first case of Y. regensburgei isolation in Korea.
