Department of Health Sciences, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, Loja, Ecuador.
Clinical Laboratory, General Hospital Julius Doepfner, Zamora, Ecuador.
Infect Dis Now. 2021 Sep;51(6):564-566. doi: 10.1016/j.idnow.2020.12.002. Epub 2020 Dec 31.
The first case of acute watery diarrhea disease due to Aliarcobacter butzleri (formerly Arcobacter butzleri) in Ecuador is reported. An infant presented with moderate protein-calorie malnutrition, dehydration and anemia. A curved Gram-negative organism was isolated from stools, having been preliminarily identified by phenotypic characteristics. Definitive identification was achieved by multiplex PCR. Aliarcobacter butzleri was the only pathogenic microorganism isolated. No other entero-pathogens, enterovirus or parasites were found. Our findings strongly suggest that in this specific case, A. butzleri was the etiological agent. Further investigations are needed to develop standardized diagnostic protocols and to establish the prevalence and significance of Aliarcobacter infections in humans.
厄瓜多尔报告了首例由弯曲杆菌（以前称为弯曲杆菌）引起的急性水样腹泻病。一名婴儿表现为中度蛋白质-热能营养不良、脱水和贫血。从粪便中分离出一种弯曲的革兰氏阴性菌，根据表型特征初步鉴定。通过多重 PCR 进行了明确鉴定。弯曲杆菌是唯一分离出的致病微生物。未发现其他肠道病原体、肠道病毒或寄生虫。我们的发现强烈表明，在这种特定情况下，弯曲杆菌是病原体。需要进一步研究以制定标准化的诊断方案，并确定人类弯曲杆菌感染的流行率和意义。
