A rare case report of cysteiniphilumlitorale infection: clinical presentation and diagnostic challenges
Cysteiniphilum litorale is a Gram-negative, non-motile, non-spore-forming bacterium. It is dependent on L-cysteine for growth. This report describes the case of a 46-year-old male who developed a severe soft-tissue infection after a sea-shrimp puncture injury to the finger, which was subsequently identified as Cysteiniphilum litorale infection. The patient’s clinical course, diagnosis, and treatment are discussed, along with an emphasis on the need for early identification and appropriate management of Cysteiniphilum litorale infections.
Authors
- Yanzhao Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8248-0850)
- Dongsheng Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9711-2891)
- Hui Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-2667)
- Tingting Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4181-1171)
- Fangyu Yi
- Zheng Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-1047-5053)
- Xiaodi Zou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0071-9203)
- Weijie Zhou
- J Hu
- Ahma Alhaskawi
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- 117th Hospital of People's Liberation Army (CN)
- Zhejiang Hospital (CN)
- Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University (CN)
- Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2026-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-13699-4
- Primary Topic
- Infections and bacterial resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00