Artigo Revisado por pares

Aeromonas hydrophila: A Treatable Cause of Diarrhea

1984; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 73; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1542/peds.73.2.253

ISSN

1098-4275

Autores

HARRY KIPPERMAN, Moshe Ephros, MORRIS LAMBDIN, KAREN WHITE-ROGERS,

Tópico(s)

Vibrio bacteria research studies

Resumo

Aeromonads are bacteria, found in water and soil, which cause a wide spectrum of human infections in normal and compromised hosts.1 Although primarily gastrointestinal pathogens, aeromonads also cause trauma-related infections of skin, soft tissue, muscle and bone, as well as non-trauma-related infections, including endocarditis.1-4 Gastrointestinal infections due to Aeromonas sp are frequently identified in Southeast Asia, India, and Australia3,5-7 but rarely in the United States.2,8 This report describes a case of profuse watery diarrhea due to Aeromonas hydrophila in a child from Maine. CASE REPORT A 5-month-old female infant with Down's syndrome and Hirschsprung's disease developed diarrhea and vomiting.

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