Surgical wound infection by Pluralibacter gergoviae in a diabetic patient

Abstract

is reported to cause infections in immunocompromised patients and also nosocomial outbreaks. This is a case of soft tissue infection in a diabetic patient who underwent a surgery on the left breast and a bilateral reduction mammoplasty following all preliminary investigations. Post operatively, she presented with the complaints of poor wound healing and a wound gap. Immunocompromised state, uncontrolled diabetes and topical application of cream or ointment during post-operative period could be risk factors for an infection by Little is known about this organism and its clinical significance. Hence documentation of such case scenarios is essential to gather more clinically relevant information.