Aeromonas hydrophila bacteremia in ambulatory immunocompromised hosts.

The American journal of medicine ·Vol. 68 ·No. 2 ·1980-02-00 ·Pages 238-42

Wolff RL, Wiseman SL, Kitchens CS

Abstract

We observed seven episodes of Aeromonas hydrophila septicemia in five patients. All but one patient had an underlying disease resulting in immunosuppression. All episodes occurred in ambulatory patients whose vocation or avocation had recently caused them to contact water or fish. We hypothesize that infection with this gram-negative bacterium is acquired more frequently from the natural habitat of the organism than from nosocomial sources.

MeSH Terms

Adolescent Aeromonas Aged Amputation, Traumatic/complications Anemia, Aplastic/complications Animals Environmental Exposure Fishes Hobbies Humans Immunosuppression Therapy Leukemia/complications Male Middle Aged Myeloproliferative Disorders/complications Sepsis/etiology Water Microbiology

Authors & Affiliations

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Wolff R L

Wiseman S L

Kitchens C S

Article Info

Journal

The American journal of medicine

Abbr.

Am J Med

ISSN

0002-9343

DOI

10.1016/0002-9343(80)90360-5

Published

1980-02-00

Pages

238-42

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0267200

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(80)90360-5 View journal details

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