ABSTRACT
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of intestinal infection caused by Aeromonas and their drug suscepti-bility .Methods The data of 52 patients infected with Aeromonas were analyzed retrospectively .Aeromonas strains were identified with Vitek Ⅱ Compact .Drug susceptibility was determined by disk diffusion methods .Cefoxitin combined with ceftazidime ,aztreo-nam ,cefotaxime and ceftriaxone were used to detect inducible expression of AmpC β-lactamase .Results Abdominal pain ,watery di-arrhea ,tenesmus occurred in 75 .0% ,48 .1% ,and 38 .0% of the patients ,respectively .White blood cell tests were positive in 50 .0%patients′stools .52 strains of Aeromonas were isolated ,including 38 strains of Aeromonas hydrophila ,13 strains of Aeromonas so-bria ,and 1 strain of Aeromonas veronii .All strains were sensitive to carbapenems ,the second ,third generation of cephalosporins , monobactam ,fluoroquinolone ,aminoglycosides .The susceptibility rates to chloramphenicol ,trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ,cefox-itin ,cefazolin ,and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid were 94 .2% ,92 .3% ,76 .9% ,51 .9% and 23 .1% ,respectively .75 .0% isolates exhibi-ted inducible expression of AmpC β-lactamas .Conclusion Diarrhea caused by A eromonas has different clinical manifestations .Ceph-alosporins ,monobactam ,fluoroquinolone ,aminoglycosides are available for empirical therapy of diarrhea caused by A eromonas .But the third generation of cephalosporins should be cautiously used because of high prevalence of inducible AmpC β-lactamase in A ero-monas .
