Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome associated with Aeromonas hydrophila enterocolitis.
Haemolytic-uraemic syndrome (HUS) associated with Aeromonas hydrophila enterocolitis is reported in a 23-month-old female infant. The A. hydrophila strain isolated from the patient's stool sample produced cytotoxin against verocells; increasing levels of cytotoxin-neutralizing antibody in the patient's sera were demonstrated, suggesting a recent infection. This report indicates that A. hydrophila should be suspected as a possible cause of HUS, and that this pathogen should be looked for in cases of post-diarrhoeal HUS.
Bogdanović
R
R
Institute for Mother and Child Health Care of Serbia, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
Cobeljić
M
M
Marković
M
M
Nikolić
V
V
Ognjanović
M
M
Sarjanović
L
L
Makić
D
D
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000276:immunology; D004760:Enterocolitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D003603:Cytotoxins