Incidence and characterisation of Aeromonas spp. in environmental and human samples in southern italy

Abstract

The incidence and characterisation of Aeromonas species in human and environmental samples In southern Italy were investigated. The results emphasize that 12.3% of the 210 examined patients carried Aeromonas spp. in their faeces. These results underline the need to include Aeromonas spp. in the list of routinely analysed enteropathogens in all diarrhoeal stool samples, especially in children below 10 years of age, elderly persons and immunocompromised patients

Keywords

Aeromonas species; gastro-enteritis; HIV patients; water; fishes

Published in

Microbiologica -Bologna-
2003, volume: 26, number: 2, pages: 215-225
Publisher: LUIGI PONZIO E FIGLIO

SLU Authors

• Krovacek, Karel

  • Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Environmental Sciences and Nature Conservation

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/1273