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"Jack of all trades" spotted in the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina - first detection of Aeromonas hydrophila from urinary tract infection samples

Smieško Gordana (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology with Parasitology and Immunology, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Gusman Vera (University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Microbiology with Parasitology and Immunology, Novi Sad, Serbia + Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Banović Pavle (Pasteur Institute Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia + University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, Novi Sad, Serbia)

Aeromonas hydrophila is representative of group within the Aeromonadaceae family that mainly causes infections in humans. Aeromonads can induce meningitis, septicemia, respiratory and hemolytic uremic syndrome as well as gastroenteritis. Regarding diverse mechanisms involved in virulence and metabolic adaptation of Aeromonas hydrophila to various hosts and environments it is often introduced as “Jack of all trades.” Here we report the first isolation of Aeromonas hydrophila from urine samples of three patients from the Urology Department within the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina. Epidemiological survey identified contact with surface water as the only mutual risk parameter. Following that, novel antibacterial agents against Aeromonas hydrophila are discussed

Keywords: A. hydrophila, urinary infection, resistance, antimicrobials