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J Med Microbiol 55 (2006), 241-243; DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46295-0
© 2006 Society for General Microbiology
ISSN 0022-2615

Case Report

Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria bacteraemia with septic arthritis confirmed by 16S rDNA PCR in an immunocompetent adult

M. T. M. Roberts1, D. A. Enoch2, K. A. Harris3 and J. A. Karas2

1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK

2 Health Protection Agency Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridge, UK

3 Department of Microbiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

Correspondence
M. T. M. Roberts
mtmr1{at}cam.ac.uk

Received 15 August 2005
Accepted 12 October 2005

An 81-year-old man developed septic arthritis and bacteraemia with Aeromonas veronii biovar sobria. Cultures of the joint wash-out fluid were negative; however, DNA matching that of Aeromonas veronii was identified by 16S rDNA PCR. The patient was successfully treated with a 4 week course of ciprofloxacin. No recognized risk factors were found.




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