Seafood shucking as an etiology for Aeromonas hydrophila infection.
Aeromonas hydrophila has been increasingly documented as a hardy organism responsible for severe infection in the compromised host. This case report illustrates how A hydrophila may survive prolonged freezing and how seafood shucking may cause sepsis. This report serves as a caution to the immunocompromised seafood lover.
Flynn
T J
TJ
Department of Internal Medicine, Jacksonville, Fla. Naval Hospital.
Knepp
I G
IG
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D003386:Brachyura / Q000382:microbiology*; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005615:Freezing; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged