A Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica with a novel type of blaVEB-1-carrying plasmid isolated from a zebra in China

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica: current insights and complementary review from Chinese cases

Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica is an emerging zoonotic pathogen associated with bacteremia, myiasis, and soft tissue infections. It is insufficiently identified and underestimated due to reasons, such as shortcomings of the traditional identification techniques and language barriers in local case reports from different regions. In this review, we summarize the currently available literature. In particular, we added previously overlooked cases from Chinese and other medical communities. The clinical characteristics, identification, and treatment of W. chitiniclastica are discussed. This work provides a complete review of the previous work including cases from human, animal, and other sources.

The zoonotic pathogen Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica - current findings from a clinical and genomic perspective

The zoonotic pathogen Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica can cause several diseases in humans, including sepsis and bacteremia. Although the pathogenesis is not fully understood, the bacterium is thought to enter traumatic skin lesions via fly larvae, resulting in severe myiasis and/or wound contamination. Infections are typically associated with, but not limited to, infestation of an open wound by fly larvae, poor sanitary conditions, cardiovascular disease, substance abuse, and osteomyelitis. W. chitiniclastica is generally sensitive to a broad spectrum of antibiotics with the exception of fosfomycin. However, increasing drug resistance has been observed and its development should be monitored with caution. In this review, we summarize the currently available knowledge and evaluate it from both a clinical and a genomic perspective.