Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria bacteraemia with septic arthritis confirmed by 16S rDNA PCR in an immunocompetent adult.
An 81-year-old man developed septic arthritis and bacteraemia with Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria. Cultures of the joint wash-out fluid were negative; however, DNA matching that of Aeromonas veronii was identified by 16S rDNA PCR. The patient was successfully treated with a 4 week course of ciprofloxacin. No recognized risk factors were found.
Roberts
M T M
MTM
Department of Infectious Diseases, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Enoch
D A
DA
Health Protection Agency Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK.
Harris
K A
KA
Department of Microbiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK.
Karas
J A
JA
Health Protection Agency Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002939:Ciprofloxacin