Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Clinical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
J Infect Chemother. 2022 Oct;28(10):1430-1432. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2022.06.015. Epub 2022 Jun 28.
Shewanella algae (S. algae) is a rare bacterium that causes infectious diseases in humans. Herein, we present a case of an 84-year-old man with S. algae-induced bacteremia and performed a review of 12 cases identified via a literature search and this case. Literature review of previous reports in Japan have revealed that 69.2% of patients with S. algae-induced bacteremia had a history of contact with fresh fish. Appropriate interviews of patients, especially in the hot season, and the accurate identification of the causative bacterium, by using techniques such as MALDI-TOF-MS and genetic testing, are necessary if S. algae or other bacteria from the genus Shewanella are detected in blood-culture tests.
希瓦氏菌属（Shewanella algae）是一种罕见的细菌，可引起人类感染性疾病。在此，我们报告了一例 84 岁男性希瓦氏菌属菌血症患者，并对通过文献检索和本病例确定的 12 例进行了回顾。对日本以往报告的文献复习表明，69.2%的希瓦氏菌属菌血症患者有接触新鲜鱼类的病史。如果在血培养试验中检测到希瓦氏菌或希瓦氏菌属的其他细菌，则需要对患者进行适当的访谈，特别是在旺季，并使用 MALDI-TOF-MS 和基因检测等技术准确鉴定病原体。
