High prevalence of arcobacter carriage in older subjects with type 2 diabetes.
Arcobacters are potential pathogens related to diarrheic infections and, rarely, septicaemia. This study evaluated the prevalence of arcobacters in stool samples of subjects with (n = 38) and without (n = 61) type 2 diabetes by using cultural and molecular techniques. Three Arcobacter positive cultures were found, all among diabetic subjects, whereas molecular analysis showed a carriage rate of 79% and 26.2% in subjects with and without type 2 diabetes (P < .001), respectively. The multivariate analysis showed that type 2 diabetes (beta = 1.913; 95%CI: 2.378-19.285; P < .0001) and age (beta = 1.744; 95%CI: 2.077-15.766; P = .001) were the only factors independently associated with arcobacters colonization in this population. Our study demonstrated a high prevalence of arcobacters colonization in type 2 diabetic and older subjects. The clinical significance and the potential health risk associated with these emerging species remain to be determined.
Department of Pathology and Experimental Microbiology, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Maria Teresa
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Fera
Giuseppina T
GT
Russo
Antonino
A
Di Benedetto
Erminia
E
La Camera
Angelo
A
Orlando
Annalisa
A
Giandalia
Vincenzo F
VF
Ruffa
Giulia
G
Lanza
Valeria
V
Lentini
Giuseppa
G
Perdichizzi
Domenico
D
Cucinotta