Epidemiology of Aeromonas species in a hospital.
The occurrence of Aeromonas spp. in a hospital water supply, in patients and in the local community was investigated. In healthy persons outside the hospital the isolation rate was 3.6% and among hospital patients it was 6%. Seven per cent of water samples yielded Aeromonas strains. Isolates were typed by sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of sulphur-35 methionine labelled proteins of Aeromonas isolates. No relationship between water and human isolates could be established, even when a strain of A. hydrophila producing Vero cell cytotoxin contaminated enteral feeds given to patients in the intensive care unit.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel / Q000379:methods; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000592:standards; D008131:London; D014871:Water Microbiology