Right Lower Extremity Osteomyelitis With Alcaligenes faecalis in a Patient With Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

( ) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, oxidase(+) and catalase(+), obligate aerobe commonly found in soil or water. It has also been found in human intestinal microbiota and more rarely in hospital settings and is typically associated with opportunistic infections. Although it has intrinsic resistance...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-11, Vol.14 (11), p.e31172
Main Authors: Smith, John C, Comianos, Marco, Tang, Wesley, Sarvepalli, Satish
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acids
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Case reports
Consultants
Debridement
Diabetes
Drug resistance
Ear diseases
Emergency medical care
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
Erythema
Foot diseases
Infections
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Internal Medicine
Leg ulcers
Patients
Pneumonia
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Summary:( ) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped, oxidase(+) and catalase(+), obligate aerobe commonly found in soil or water. It has also been found in human intestinal microbiota and more rarely in hospital settings and is typically associated with opportunistic infections. Although it has intrinsic resistance to many commonly used antibiotics, it is increasingly found to have developed antibiotic resistance. We present a rare case of osteomyelitis in a patient with a chronic diabetic foot ulcer.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.31172