title: A 12-year-old boy with acute gastroenteritis caused by Edwardsiella tarda O4:H4.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Atsutoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirasawa
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arakuma
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Izumi
authors.forename: Katsumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunohara
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshizawa
authors.forename: Haruo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Hidemasa
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izumiya
mesh_terms: 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