Shiga toxin 2-producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus associated with a case of bloody diarrhea.
We report the first Shiga toxin 2-producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus strain that was isolated from the feces of a 3-month-old infant with bloody diarrhea. Usual enteropathogenic bacteria were not detected. This finding suggests that any Shiga toxin-producing microorganism capable of colonizing the human gut may have the potential to cause illness.
Grotiuz
Germán
G
Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Reference Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Institute of Hygiene, Av. Dr. Alfredo Navarro 3051, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Sirok
Alfredo
A
Gadea
Pilar
P
Varela
Gustavo
G
Schelotto
Felipe
F
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000378:metabolism*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D022641:Shiga Toxin 2 / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
D022641:Shiga Toxin 2