[Report about two cases of gastroenteritis caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides (author's transl)]. 1976

G Jandl, and K Linke

Plesiomonas shigelloides was isolated out of the feces from two patients. In one case the patient (she just arrived back from Kenia) had cholera-like symptoms. In the other case the nonspecific symptoms led to an appendectomy. In this case the association of the clinical symptoms with the bacteriological results is doubtful. Plesiomonas shigelloides belongs to the genus III. (Plesiomonas) of the family II. (Vibrionaceae) Part 8. (gram-negative facultatively anaerobic rods). Some of Plesiomonas shigelloides strains share a common O antigen with Sh. sonnei. Literature about infectious gastroenteritis in humans due to Plesiomonas shigelloides is very spare. This is the reason why the pathogenicity of this bacterium on humans is not comonly known. After on year of stool-research, with a relative small number of specimens, we found Plesiomonas shigelloides twice. This is the reason why we could assume that this bacterium is more often in feces than we thought till now.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D005759 Gastroenteritis INFLAMMATION of any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT from ESOPHAGUS to RECTUM. Causes of gastroenteritis are many including genetic, infection, HYPERSENSITIVITY, drug effects, and CANCER. Gastroenteritides
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D014737 Vibrionaceae A family of gram-negative bacteria whose members predominate in the bacterial flora of PLANKTON; FISHES; and SEAWATER. Some members are important pathogens for humans and animals.

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