Aeromonas Species associated with infection - A. allosaccharophila, A. bestiarum , A. caviae, A. enteropelogenes, A. hydrophila, A. jandaei, A. media, A. salmonicida, A. schubertii, A. tructi, A. veronii Reported infections - wound infection, abscesses, septicaemia, acute diarrhoea, meningitis, leech bite infection, alligator bite infection, infections associated with aquatic exposure Reported susceptibilities and treatments - aminoglycosides, ceftazidime, chloramphenicol, co-trimoxazole Notes - A. tructi previously known as A.trota - A. veronii includes biovars veronii and sobria References - Mercer et al. (1987). Medicinal leeches as sources of wound infection. Brit. med. J. 294, 937. - Gluski et al. (1992). A 15-year study of the role of Aeromonas spp. in gastroenteritis in hospitalised children. J. med. Microbiol. 37, 315-8. - Joseph et al. (1991). Aeromonas jandaei and Aeromonas veronii duel infection of a human wound following aquatic exposure. J. clin. Microbiol. 29, 565-569. - Ong et al. (1991). Unusual case of Aeromonas hydrophila endocarditis. J. clin. Microbiol. 29, 1056-1057. - Janda and Duffey (1988). Mesophilic aeromonads in human disease: current taxonomy, laboratory identification, and infectious disease spectrum. Rev. infect. Dis. 10, 980-997. - Flandry et al. (1989). Initial antibiotic therapy for alligator bites: characterization of the oral flora of Alligator mississippiensis. South. med. J. 82, 262-266. - Hickman-Brenner et al. (1988). Aeromonas schubertii, a new mannitol-negative species found in human clinical specimens. J. clin. Microbiol. 26, 1561-1564. - Hickman-Brenner et al. (1987). Aeromonas U, a new ornithine decarboxylase-positive species that may cause diarrhea. J. clin. Microbiol. 25, 900-906.- Wolff et al. (1980). Aeromonas hydrophila bacteremia in ambulatory immunocompromised hosts. Am J. Med. 68, 238-240.41. - Young and Barr (1981). Aeromonas hydrophila infection of the skin. Arch. Derm. 117, 244. - Champsaur et al. (1982). Cholera-like illness due to Aeromonas sobria. J. infect. Dis. 145, 248-254. - Motyl et al. (1985). In vitro susceptibilities of Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria, and Aeromonas caviae to 22 antimicrobial agents. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 28, 151-153.
