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

IDCases (Jan 2021)

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

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26
p. e01283

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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.

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ISSN: 2214-2509 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/idcases/

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