title: Aeromonas hemolytic uremic syndrome. A case and a review of the literature.
abstract: Although rarely, hemolytic uremic syndrome can be induced by Aeromonas. We report a case in a 40-year-old Spanish female produced by Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria and review the previous cases described in the literature. This is the 2nd case described in adults.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Microbiología, Departamento de Ciencias Médicas Básicas, Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain. mariajose.figueras@urv.cat
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Figueras
authors.forename: María José
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Aldea
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aspíroz
authors.forename: Anabel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alperi
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006463:Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain