A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS

Plesiomonas

Species associated with infection - P. shigelloides

Associated infections - gastroenteritis, septicaemia, meningitis, endophthalmitis

Reported susceptibilities and therapies - ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim, cephalosporins

Note - infections associated with contaminated food and water

References - Clark, R.B., Lister, P.D., Arneson-Rotert, L., Janda, J.M. (1990). In vitro susceptibilities of Plesiomonas shigelloides to 24 antibiotics and antibiotic-b-lactamase-inhibitor combinations. Antimicrobial Agents Chemother.34, 159-160. - Brenden, R.A., Miller, M.A., Janda, J.M. (1988). Clinical disease spectrum and pathogenic factors associated with Plesiomonas shigelloides in humans. Clin. infect. Dis. 10, 303-316.