Cystitis caused by Aeromonas caviae.
Aeromonas sp. organisms rarely cause urinary tract infection. We report for the first time a case of urinary tract infection caused by A. caviae in an adult patient with a history of increased frequency of urination, dysuria, hematuria, and weight loss.
Al-Benwan
Khalifa
K
Department of Microbiology, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Abbott
Sharon
S
Janda
J Michael
JM
Huys
Geert
G
Albert
M John
MJ
D000328:Adult; D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003556:Cystitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents