A prospective study on Aeromonas in outpatients with diarrhea in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul State

Prediger, Karoline de Campos; Pereira, Renata da Silva; Winckler Neto, Carlos Hugo Del Priore; Santos, Roberto Christ Vianna; Fadel-Picheth, Cyntia Maria Telles; Vizzotto, Bruno Stefanello

A prospective study on Aeromonas in outpatients with diarrhea in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul State

Prediger, Karoline de CamposPereira, Renata da SilvaWinckler Neto, Carlos Hugo Del PrioreSantos, Roberto Christ ViannaFadel-Picheth, Cyntia Maria TellesVizzotto, Bruno Stefanello

Aeromonas spp. were identified in five (2,7%) of 182 diarrheal stool cultures, A. caviae was predominant, resistant mainly to ampicillin and cephalotin. This is the first study showing the presence of Aeromonas spp. in diarrheal stools of outpatients in the central region of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.