trimethoprim--sulfamethoxazole-drug-combination and Wounds--Penetrating

Topics: Abscess; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cellulitis; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Exudates and Transudates; Hand Dermatoses; Hand Injuries; Humans; Immunocompetence; Male; Recurrence; Serratia Infections; Serratia marcescens; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; Wound Infection; Wounds, Penetrating

Topics: Accidental Falls; Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Argentina; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; Hand Injuries; Humans; Immunocompetence; Male; Soft Tissue Infections; Spain; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; Wound Infection; Wounds, Penetrating

An unusual case of acute cellulitis of the foot in a child is reported. The child failed to respond to standard treatment even after removal of an occult foreign body. Wound cultures revealed Klebsiella oxytoca and Citrobacter freundii. This is the first documented report on Klebsiella oxytoca in cellulitis. The cellulitis resolved after being treated with the appropriate antibiotics.

Topics: Cellulitis; Child; Citrobacter freundii; Enterobacteriaceae Infections; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Foot Injuries; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Klebsiella; Klebsiella Infections; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; Wound Healing; Wound Infection; Wounds, Penetrating

Topics: Abscess; Child, Preschool; Erythema; Fever; Foot Injuries; Humans; Male; Nocardia; Nocardia Infections; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; Wound Infection; Wounds, Penetrating