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 w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2008, Vol.14 (6), p.433-435
Hauptverfasser:	Tsuji, Atsutoshi, Hirasawa, Kaoru, Arakuma, Tomohiro, Izumi, Keiko, Kobori, Katsumi, Sunohara, Keiji, Yoshizawa, Noriko, Watanabe, Haruo, Izumiya, Hidemasa
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adult Case Report Child Diarrhea - microbiology Edwardsiella tarda Edwardsiella tarda - classification Edwardsiella tarda - isolation & purification Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology Feces - microbiology Gastroenteritis Gastroenteritis - microbiology Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Infectious Diseases Male Medical Microbiology Medicine Medicine & Public Health Prolonged diarrhea Virology
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1341-321X 1437-7780
DOI:	10.1007/s10156-008-0638-8