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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2348-2350, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00480-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Cystitis Caused by Aeromonas caviae{triangledown}

Khalifa Al-Benwan,1 Sharon Abbott,2 J. Michael Janda,2 Geert Huys,3 and M. John Albert4*

Department of Microbiology, Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait,1 Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Richmond, California,2 Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium,3 Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait4

Received 4 March 2007/ Returned for modification 22 March 2007/ Accepted 14 May 2007

Aeromonas sp. organisms rarely cause urinary tract infection. We report for the first time a case of urinary tract infection caused by A. caviae in an adult patient with a history of increased frequency of urination, dysuria, hematuria, and weight loss.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, P.O. Box 24923, Safat 13110, Kuwait. Phone and fax: (965) 533 2719. E-mail: john{at}hsc.edu.kw

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 23 May 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2348-2350, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00480-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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