Citation

LeBlond L. Wilderness Environ. Med. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN. Electronic address: drlleblond@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.wem.2019.04.004

PMID

31221600

Abstract

Although catfish are found worldwide and commonly consumed in the southern United States, fatal infections from catfish are rare. Edwardsiella tarda is a bacterium known to cause gastrointestinal distress most commonly, but extraintestinal infections are a rarely considered danger for those acquiring, preparing, and consuming aquatic animals. Susceptible to all gram-negative active antibiotics, it is easily treated except in immunocompromised hosts, such as those with malignancy, diabetes, and hepatic dysfunction.

Copyright © 2019 Wilderness Medical Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

Edwardsiella tarda; freshwater; immunocompromised; infection; mortality