Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila along with Staphylococcus aureus in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus.

ABSTRACT

Aeromonas species are Gram-negative bacilli usuallyisolated from gastrointestinal tract but occasionallycause skin and soft tissue infections. We report a caseof soft tissue infection in a diabetic foot caused byAeromonas hydrophila along with MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus. Aeromonas wasidentified to the species level by Vitek 2 Compact andother biochemical tests. The patient was initiallytreated empirically with parenteral amoxycillinclavulanic acid along with wound debridement.Linezolid was added after the culture and antibioticsusceptibility report. Wound healed with this treatmentregime along with regular saline dressing.