Edwardsiella tarda, a rare human pathogen isolated from a perihepatic abscess: Implications of transient versus long term colonization of the gastrointestinal tract

K Pham; Y Wu; G Turett; N Prasad; L Yung; G D Rodriguez; S Segal-Maurer; C Urban; J Yoon

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01283

Edwardsiella tarda, a rare human pathogen isolated from a perihepatic abscess: Implications of transient versus long term colonization of the gastrointestinal tract

IDCases. 2021 Sep 6:26:e01283. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01283. eCollection 2021.

Authors

K Pham¹, Y Wu², G Turett^{1

2}, N Prasad^{1

2}, L Yung^{1

2}, G D Rodriguez^{1

2

3}, S Segal-Maurer^{1

2

4}, C Urban^{1

2

4}, J Yoon^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA.
² The Dr. James J. Rahal, Jr. Division of Infectious Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, 56-45 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355, USA.
³ Columbia University School of Nursing, Columbia University, NY 10032, USA.
⁴ Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, NY 10065, USA.

Abstract

Although gastroenteritis is the most commonly described manifestation of Edwardsiella tarda infection, the pathogenesis and transient or long-term colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of this organism in human disease is not clear. We describe a rare manifestation of E. tarda infection in a perihepatic abscess in the setting of a patient with perforated cholecystitis and its successful eradication following antibiotic treatment.

Keywords: Edwardsiella tarda; Perihepatic abscess; Transient versus long-term colonization.

Publication types

Case Reports