Edwardsiella tarda, a rare human pathogen isolated from a perihepatic abscess: Implications of transient versus long term colonization of the gastrointestinal tract
K. Pham,
Y. Wu,
G. Turett,
N. Prasad,
L. Yung,
G.D. Rodriguez,
S. Segal-Maurer,
C. Urban,
J. Yoon
Affiliations
K. Pham
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
Y. Wu
The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
G. Turett
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
N. Prasad
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
L. Yung
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
G.D. Rodriguez
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; Columbia University School of Nursing, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA
S. Segal-Maurer
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, NY 10065, USA
C. Urban
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, NY 10065, USA; Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA.
J. Yoon
Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA; The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA
Although gastroenteritis is the most commonly described manifestation of Edwardsiella tarda infection, the pathogenesis and transient or long-term colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of this organism in human disease is not clear. We describe a rare manifestation of E. tarda infection in a perihepatic abscess in the setting of a patient with perforated cholecystitis and its successful eradication following antibiotic treatment.
