Resumen

Aeromonas spp. are often associated with diarrhoeal illnesses, soft tissue infections, blood-stream infections leading to sepsis, and intra-abdominal infections, among others. Although Aeromonas was isolated many years ago, evidence implicating this genus as a cause of gastro-intestinal disease in humans has been amassed only since the early 1980s. They are a lesser known cause of urinary tract infection (UTI) and are not known uropathogens. So far there have been few case reports regarding UTI caused by Aeromonas spp. They have also been associated with haemolytic uremic syndrome. Here, we present a series of cases of UTI due to organisms of this genus. Seven cases of Aeromonas spp. infection were reported to the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER) hospital, Puducherry, between 2007 and 2009. All the cases were from different wards and outpatient departments with no observable common link between any cases.

Palabras clave: Aeromonas spp. urinary tract infection uncommon uropathogens Puducherry.

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Vol. 4 Núm.10. Octubre 2010 Pags. 679-681. J Infect Developing Countries 2010; 4(10)