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J Med Microbiol 56 (2007), 1124-1125; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47139-0
© 2007 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 1473-5644

Case Report

Budvicia aquatica sepsis in an immunocompromised patient following exposure to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

Angela Corbin1, Charlotte Delatte2, Sharee Besson2, Anne Guidry2, Andrew H. Hoffmann, III2, Paul Monier3 and Rajkumar Nathaniel1

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA, USA

2 Department of Clinical Pathology, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA

3 Department of Infectious Diseases, Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, Thibodaux, LA, USA

Correspondence
Rajkumar Nathaniel
Rajkumar.nathaniel{at}nicholls.edu

Received 22 December 2006
Accepted 27 March 2007

Budvicia aquatica has been found in surface water not associated with human faeces or sewage. The first known case is described of infection in an 85-year-old woman exposed to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, who tested positive for B. aquatica from both blood and urine samples.






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