Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jun;29(6):1278-1280. doi: 10.3201/eid2906.230062.
Infections after reptile bites are uncommon, and microbial etiologies are not well defined. We describe a case of Mycobacterium marinum soft-tissue infection after an iguana bite in Costa Rica that was diagnosed through 16S rRNA sequencing and mycobacterial culture. This case informs providers of potential etiologies of infection after iguana bites.
爬行动物咬伤后感染并不常见，微生物病因也尚未明确。我们在哥斯达黎加报告了一例因鬣蜥咬伤导致的海分枝杆菌软组织感染病例，该病例通过 16S rRNA 测序和分枝杆菌培养确诊。该病例提示临床医生注意鬣蜥咬伤后感染的潜在病因。
