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Fatal septicaemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a patient with cirrhosis |
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| Authors: | Karel Krovacek Marco Conte Patrizia Galderisi Giuseppe Morelli Attilio Postiglione Stefano Dumontet |
| Institution: | 1 Section of Bacteriology and Epizootology, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Centre, Box 583, S-751 23, Uppsala, Sweden 2 Domenico Cotugno Hospital, Naples, Italy 3 University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy |
| Abstract: | In this case report from Italy we describe a fatal infection caused by A. hydrophila in a 39 yr old cirrhotic patient. This pathogen was isolated as a pure single culture from the patient's blood sample. The patient died on the second day of hospitalization from overwhelming sepsis. The A. hydrophila isolate was tested for different potential virulence properties, such as invasiveness, adherence, exotoxins production, presence of fimbriae and for the patterns of resistance to a variety of antimicrobial agents. Although, the Aeromonas species are infrequently reported as a cause of human infections, the present case study confirms the capability of these pathogens to induce serious human infections. |
| Keywords: | Aeromonas hydrophila fatal septicaemia virulence factorsAuthor Keywords: Aeromonas hydrophila septicémie mortelle facteurs de virulence |
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