Open AccessAeromonas spp.: an emerging pathogen?
Author(s) -
Andrea Bartolini,
Giulia Zorzi,
Elena Castellani,
Valeria Besutti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
microbiologia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2280-6423
pISSN - 1120-0146
DOI - 10.4081/mm.2015.4674
Subject(s) - aeromonas , diarrhea , pathogen , microbiology and biotechnology , abdominal pain , antibiotics , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , bacteria , biology , gene , genetics
The aim of this study is to identify and monitor the presence of Aeromonas spp. strains in stool cultures. We analyzed 5564 stool cultures from September 2012 to August 2013. Sixty-three patients were positive for Aeromonas spp. The most frequent symptoms were: diarrhea (46.0%) and abdominal pain (12.7%). Pediatric subjects were 28. Samples’ microscopic examination showed leukocytes in 38.1% of cases. It is still controversial whether Aeromonas are responsible for human gastroenteritis, but their presence in faecies of symptomatic patients supports their etiologic role. We propose search for toxins by polymerase chain reaction to identify strains that require an antibiotic therapy