Aemmonas hydrophila

Type: Parasite
Name: Aemmonas hydrophila
Importance- to Body:
Cutaneous Infection
Distribution- in Body:
Skin; Soft tissue infection with subcutaneous abscess. Bullous Lesions, myonecrosis, Ecthyma gangrenosum, Furuncles, Necrotizing Fasciitis
Epidemiology:
Gram-negative rod
Food Sources:
None Listed
Environmental/Geographic Sources:
Fresh Water, brackish Water, Leeches, Alligator Bites
Diagonosis:
Microbiologic cultures
Treatment:
All fluoroquinolones, amikacin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefepime, tobramycin, aztreonam, imipenem, amoxicillin/clavulanate, meropenem,ampicillin/sulbactam, piperacillin, ticarcillin, piperacillin/tazobactarn, ticarcillin/clavulanate, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. May require surgical incision and drainage. Antibiotic duration usually 2 to 4 weeks.
Supplemental information:
Source: Cutaneous Manifestations Of Waterborne Infections by: Lucinda Elko, MD, RPh, Keith Rosenbach, MD, PhD*, and John Sinnott, MD