TY - JOUR
T1 - Aeromonas hydrophila Septicemia
AU - Pearson, Ted A.
AU - Mitchell, Charles A.
AU - Hughes, Walter T.
PY - 1972/6
Y1 - 1972/6
N2 - Aeromonas hydrophila has only recently been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in the immunosuppressed host. Three patients with A hydrophila sepsis were admitted to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Nine isolates cultured from blood specimens from these patients were sensitive to chloramphenicol and gentamicin sulfate; A hydrophila was not found after treatment with these antibiotics. After consideration of the morphology, biochemical characteristics, and antibiograms of A hydrophila, we conclude that antibiotic therapy may greatly enhance recovery from Aeromonas septicemia.
AB - Aeromonas hydrophila has only recently been recognized as an opportunistic pathogen in the immunosuppressed host. Three patients with A hydrophila sepsis were admitted to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in relapse of acute lymphocytic leukemia. Nine isolates cultured from blood specimens from these patients were sensitive to chloramphenicol and gentamicin sulfate; A hydrophila was not found after treatment with these antibiotics. After consideration of the morphology, biochemical characteristics, and antibiograms of A hydrophila, we conclude that antibiotic therapy may greatly enhance recovery from Aeromonas septicemia.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110120103012
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1972.02110120103012
M3 - Article
C2 - 5033242
AN - SCOPUS:0015351587
SN - 0096-8994
VL - 123
SP - 579
EP - 582
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 6
ER -