Aeromonas hydrophila: an outbreak of hospital infection

J Hosp Infect. 1984 Dec;5(4):425-30. doi: 10.1016/0195-6701(84)90012-4.

Abstract

Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram-negative water-borne organism widely distributed in the environment. This organism is a recognized cause of diarrhoea and an opportunist pathogen in immunosuppressed patients. An outbreak of hospital-acquired infection which included three cases of pneumonia is reported. The organism was isolated from 19 patients.

MeSH terms

  • Aeromonas / isolation & purification
  • Bacterial Infections / epidemiology*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / epidemiology*
  • Cross Infection / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks / epidemiology*
  • England
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia / epidemiology
  • Pneumonia / microbiology