Isolation of Advenella kashmirensis from a Diabetic Foot Wound

We describe the first case of human infection caused by Advenella kashmirensis. The patient had a history of diabetes mellitus type 2 and presented with a diabetic ulcer on the top of the big toe of the left foot. On the basis of the clinical presentation of the toe ulcer, the histologic appearance of tissue obtained at biopsy, and the microbiological culture results, the patient was diagnosed with a wound infection caused by A. kashmirensis. The patient experienced a favorable outcome following 42 days of oral ciprofloxacin therapy. The patient most likely acquired his infection from an environmental source, because A. kashmirensis has been isolated from the soil in Jammu and Kashmir, India ().
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