A 12-year-old boy with acute gastroenteritis caused by Edwardsiella tarda O4:H4.
A 12-year-old boy was brought to the hospital with a 3-week history of watery diarrhea mixed with mucus and colicky abdominal pain. Stool culture identified Edwardsiella tarda O4: H4, and no other pathogenic bacteria were detected. Acute gastroenteritis caused by Edwardsiella tarda O4: H4 was diagnosed. This bacterium was shown to be sensitive to ampicillin hydrate. When this antibiotic was administered, the condition of the patient improved within a week. The patient had a history of eating raw shrimp and fish while traveling with his parents.
Tsuji
Atsutoshi
A
Department of Pediatrics, Atami Hospital, International University of Health and Welfare, 13-1 Higashikaigan-cho, Atami, Shizuoka, 413-0012, Japan. tsuji.a.rugby@iuhw.ac.jp
Hirasawa
Kaoru
K
Arakuma
Tomohiro
T
Izumi
Keiko
K
Kobori
Katsumi
K
Sunohara
Keiji
K
Yoshizawa
Noriko
N
Watanabe
Haruo
H
Izumiya
Hidemasa
H
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D020609:Edwardsiella tarda / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male