
Morganella Morganii- A case of an Emerging Hurdle in the Journey of Septic Wound Healing
Correspondence Address :
Dr. Bhavna Pate,
Junior Resident, Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, DMIHER, Sawangi, Meghe, Wardha-442107, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: bhavnaspate@gmail.com
Morganella morganii is a facultative gram-negative anaerobe present in the human gastrointestinal system as normal flora. Clinically, the organism is significant when it manifests as an opportunistic pathogenic infection elsewhere in the body. Morganella morganii (M. morganii) is a gram-negative bacillus found in the environment and among normal human intestinal flora. It is a well-known cause of urinary tract infections, wound infections, sepsis and other extraintestinal infections. It is also considered an opportunistic pathogen and has been known to occur in both community-acquired and nosocomial infections. The present case report depicts the outcome of wound healing in a 65-year-old, non diabetic, non hypertension male who had a history of a life-threatening necrotising soft-tissue infection in the right lower limb, which resulted in an infected ulcer due to M. morganii as the responsible pathogen. After proper diagnosis of the aetiologic pathogen as M. morganii, following pus and tissue culture and sensitivity tests from the infected wound, and after appropriate management with local wound care and antibiotics, there was early recovery, less morbidity, and an improved quality of life.
Anaerobic infection, Cellulitis, Debridement, Drug resistance
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2025/73742.20570
Date of Submission: Jun 22, 2024
Date of Peer Review: Aug 10, 2024
Date of Acceptance: Dec 02, 2024
Date of Publishing: Feb 01, 2025
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