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Enterotoxigenic Aeromonas hydrophila and diarrhoea in adults
Author(s) -
Goodwin C. Stewart,
Harper William E. S.,
Stewart Jan K.,
Gracey Michael,
Burke Valerie,
Robinson Jennifer
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136018.x
Subject(s) - aeromonas hydrophila , medicine , general hospital , library science , family medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , fishery , computer science
Aeromonas hydrophila was isolated from the faeces of 32 patients during a nine month period in three hospitals in Western Australia. All 32 isolates produced enterotoxin which was detected by the suckling-mouse test, and all patients except one had diarrhoea. Treatment should be considered in patients with chronic diarrhoea and in those with malignant disease or with hepatobiliary disease who are at risk of developing aeromonas septicaemia.