First Report ofYokenella regensburgeiIsolated from the Wound Exudate after Disarticulation Due to Diabetic Foot Infection in Korea

Yokenella regensburgei, a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae, is rarely isolated in humans. Here, we report a 71-year-old man with diabetic foot infection from which Y. regensburgei was isolated. Follow-ing debridement and disarticulation of the foot, an exudate specimen was obtained, from which Gram- negative bacilli were recovered. The organism was identified as Y. regensburgei using the Vitek 2 system (bioMérieux, USA) and 16S rRNA and...