Severe diarrhoea caused by Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria in a patient with metastasised GIST.
This report describes the isolation of Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria as the causative enteropathogen of diarrhoea in an oncological patient after failure of detection of other infectious agents. The case points out the severe and long course of the infection, the diagnostic dilemma, and the prompt recovery after antibiotic treatment.
Gröbner
Sabine
S
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Tübingen, Germany. sabine.groebner@med.uni-tuebingen.de
Bissinger
Alfred L
AL
Raible
Armin
A
Heeg
Peter
P
Autenrieth
Ingo B
IB
Schmidt
Susanne M
SM
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D046152:Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / Q000150:complications*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents