title: Case report. Epididymo-orchitis and bacteremia caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in an HIV-infected patient.
abstract: Invasive infection and extraintestinal complications are rarely caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a waterborne bacterium implicated in gastroenteritis. Recent evidence from several reports suggests its importance in causing opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of P shigelloides bacteremia and epididymo-orchitis in a patient with HIV infection and chronic hepatitis C. This case illustrates a novel site of involvement by P shigelloides and underscores its role as an opportunistic pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University Medical College, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A Z
authors.initials: AZ
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neujahr
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Estok
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009920:Orchitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016981:Plesiomonas