Trust T J, Chipman D C
Can Med Assoc J. 1979 Apr 21;120(8):942-6.
Aeromonas hydrophila has for some time been regarded as an opportunistic pathogen in hosts with impaired local or general defence mechanisms. Infections in such individuals are generally severe. The organism is also being isolated with increasing frequency throughout the world from a variety of focal and systemic infections of varying severity in persons that are apparently immunologically normal. Most commonly it causes acute diarrheal disease by producing an enterotoxin. Thus the organism appears to have greater clinical significance that was hitherto suspected. The organism has been infrequently reported from humans in Canada, but its correct laboratory identification, together with increased awareness that it can contribute to illness, will undoubtedly lead to more reports of its isolation in Canada.
嗜水气单胞菌在一段时间以来一直被视为在局部或全身防御机制受损的宿主中的一种机会致病菌。这类个体的感染通常较为严重。在全世界范围内，该菌也越来越频繁地从明显免疫正常的人群的各种不同严重程度的局灶性和全身性感染中分离出来。最常见的是，它通过产生一种肠毒素引起急性腹泻病。因此，该菌似乎具有比迄今所怀疑的更大的临床意义。在加拿大，人类感染该菌的报道较少，但对其进行正确的实验室鉴定，以及提高对其可导致疾病的认识，无疑将导致加拿大更多关于其分离的报告。
