Aeromonas hydrophila and Aspiration Pneumonia: A Diverse Presentation.
10.3349/ymj.2003.44.6.1087
- Author:
Chiranjoy MUKHOPADHYAY
1
;
Anudita BHARGAVA
;
Archana AYYAGARI
Author Information
1. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow-226014, India. archana@sgpgi.ac.in
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Aeromonas hydrophila;
pneumonia;
multidrug resistant
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
*Aeromonas hydrophila/physiology;
Drug Resistance, Microbial;
Drug Resistance, Multiple;
Female;
*Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/drug therapy;
Human;
Pneumonia, Aspiration/*microbiology;
Thienamycins/therapeutic use
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2003;44(6):1087-1090
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although there are ever increasing reports of extraintestinal human infections caused by Aeromonads, in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients, respiratory tract infections remain uncommon. We describe a case of aspiration pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient with multiple sclerosis, caused by a community acquired, multidrug resistant strain of Aeromonas hydrophila sensitive only to meropenem. The case highlights the clinical significance of Aeromonas hydrophila as a respiratory pathogen, as well as the community origin of multidrug resistance and the utility of newer carbapenems in such cases.
