Bacteriemias por Aeromonas spp. en pacientes adultos que acuden a un hospital universitario. Análisis de diez episodios.

Introduction: Aeromonas is a common cause of gastroenteritis but occasionally it can cause extraintestinal infections. The incidence of bacteremia by this genus is very low and in general the patients have associated base diseases. Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of episodes of bacteremia by Aeromonas spp. during a period of eight years in the National Hospital of Clinics of the city of Cordoba, emphasizing age, sex, associated comorbidities, clinical presentation, focus, origin of the infection, clinical evolution, species prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity of the same . Results: 10 episodes of bacteremia were recorded by Aeromonas spp. 60% corresponded to women and 40% to men. The average age was 65 years. In seven patients the origin of the infection was community and in three nosocomial. 70% of the patients presented predisposing base pathologies. The focus of bacteremia was abdominal in two cases. A. hydrophila complex was responsible for 50% of the cases. 80% of bacteremia were monomicrobial. The isolates generally showed high percentages of sensitivity. Conclusion: Bacteremia occurred in elderly patients of both sexes, most of whom had associated comorbidities. The majority of the infections originated in the community. While bacteremia by Aeromonas spp. it is rare, the mortality found in our study was relatively high despite the high percentage of sensitivity to antimicrobials.