A case of Ignatzschineria bacteraemia in an unconscious man from the Netherlands

Abstract

Introduction Ignatzschineria species were previously known as Schineria species and are well known inhabitants of the larvae of the parasitic fly Wohlfahrtia magnifica. Case presentation We report a case of Ignatzschineria species bacteraemia in a Dutch patient with a wound infested with maggots. Conclusion In the past, these bacteria have been isolated from Wohlfahrtia magnifica, a fly not indigenous to The Netherlands. Other fly larvae such as the blowfly larvae probably infested the wound and harboured this Ignatzschineria strain which subsequently caused this bacteraemia. A two-week course of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid was given with good clinical response.