Short Communications
Vol. 30 No. 2 (2015)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2015.4674

Aeromonas spp.: an emerging pathogen?

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Received: 18 August 2014
Published: 18 December 2015
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Aeromonas spp., diarrhea, emerging waterborne gastroenteritis

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Andrea Bartolini
andbarto@libero.it
Operative Unit of Microbioly and Virology, Hospital of Padua; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Italy.
Giulia Zorzi
Operative Unit of Microbioly and Virology, Hospital of Padua; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Italy.
Elena Castellani
Operative Unit of Microbioly and Virology, Hospital of Padua; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padua, Italy.
Valeria Besutti
Operative Unit of Microbioly and Virology, Hospital of Padua, Italy.
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.

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Aeromonas spp.: an emerging pathogen?. (2015). Microbiologia Medica, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2015.4674

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