Petar Vasilev‡§, Mariya Ivanovska‡§, Gergana Lengerova‡§, Atanaska Petrova‡§, Eli Hristozova‡§, Marianna Murdjeva‡§, Mariyana Stoycheva‡§Corresponding author: Petar Vasilev ( pvasilev1985@gmail.com ) © Petar Vasilev, Mariya Ivanovska, Gergana Lengerova, Atanaska Petrova, Eli Hristozova, Marianna Murdjeva, Mariyana Stoycheva. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Vasilev P, Ivanovska M, Lengerova G, Petrova A, Hristozova E, Murdjeva M, Stoycheva M (2021) Coinfection of the intestinal tract with Aeromonas hydrophila, Clostridium difficile and Rotavirus - a case report. Folia Medica 63(4): 576-581. https://doi.org/10.3897/folmed.63.e55496 |  |
Most cases of acute diarrhea in adults are of infectious etiology, likely viral and self-limited. Among those with severe diarrhea, however, bacterial causes are responsible for most cases.
Apart from the standard stool cultures, to increase the positive yield a novel multiplex molecular test can be performed simultaneously. The authors present a patient with recurrent diarrhea and detection of Aeromonas hydrophila by culturing and Rotavirus and Clostridioides difficile by multiplex molecular test. They discuss and justify which is the most likely actionable pathogen. Good communication between the physicians and interpretation on the multiple positive results in the context of clinical picture and the test employed were important for a better management and favourable outcome of the patient.