Aeromonas hydrophila Myonecrosis in an Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
Mi Hyang JUNG
1
;
Kwan Hyun LEE
;
Dae Yeun HWANG
;
Kwan Hoon JO
;
Sun Young HAN
;
Seon A KIM
;
Sang Rok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Aeromonas hydrophila; Soft tissue infection
- MeSH: Aeromonas; Aeromonas hydrophila; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus; Endocarditis; Epidural Abscess; Female; Gastroenteritis; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Meningitis; Middle Aged; Pneumonia; Skin; Soft Tissue Infections; Water
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2011;43(2):213-216
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Aeromonas hydrophila is a facultative anaerobic Gram negative bacillus. It usually thrives in fresh and brackish water and primarily causes gastroenteritis in humans. Rarely aeromonads have been associated with extra-intestinal infections, such as skin and soft infection, meningitis, epidural abscess, endocarditis and pneumonia in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report Aeromonas hydrophila soft tissue infection occurring in a 53-year-old Korean woman without underlying disease who was successfully treated with proper antibiotics.
