Aeromonas hydrophila: an outbreak of hospital infection.
Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram-negative water-borne organism widely distributed in the environment. This organism is a recognized cause of diarrhoea and an opportunist pathogen in immunosuppressed patients. An outbreak of hospital-acquired infection which included three cases of pneumonia is reported. The organism was isolated from 19 patients.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology