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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2006, p. 3838-3841, Vol. 44, No. 10
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00407-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Shiga Toxin 2-Producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus Associated with a Case of Bloody Diarrhea

Germán Grotiuz,{dagger} Alfredo Sirok,{dagger} Pilar Gadea, Gustavo Varela, and Felipe Schelotto*

Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Reference Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Institute of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Universidad de la República, Av. Dr. Alfredo Navarro 3051, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay

Received 23 February 2006/ Returned for modification 2 March 2006/ Accepted 5 August 2006

We report the first Shiga toxin 2-producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus strain that was isolated from the feces of a 3-month-old infant with bloody diarrhea. Usual enteropathogenic bacteria were not detected. This finding suggests that any Shiga toxin-producing microorganism capable of colonizing the human gut may have the potential to cause illness.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Reference Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology and Virology, Institute of Hygiene, Av. Dr. Alfredo Navarro 3051, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay. Phone: 598 2 4875795. Fax: 598 2 4873073. E-mail: bacvir{at}higiene.edu.uy.

{dagger} G.G. and A.S. contributed equally to the experimental work and to the elaboration of this report.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2006, p. 3838-3841, Vol. 44, No. 10
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00407-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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