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Infections from this organism cause gastroenteritis followed by [[septicemia]] in immune deficient patients. It is placed among the [[Enterobacteriaceae]].
Infections from this organism cause gastroenteritis followed by [[septicemia]] in immune deficient patients. It is placed among the [[Enterobacteriaceae]].
 
===Antimicrobial regimen===
 
:*Plesiomonas shigelloides<ref>{{cite book | last = Bartlett | first = John | title = Johns Hopkins ABX guide : diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases | publisher = Jones and Bartlett Learning | location = Burlington, MA | year = 2012 | isbn = 978-1449625580 }}</ref>
::*'''1.Immunocompetent Hosts or Severe Infection'''
:::*Preferred regimen : [[Ciprofloxacin]] 500mg PO bid or 400mg IV q12h.
:::*Alternative regimen (1): [[Ofloxacin]] 300mg PO bid {{or}} [[Norfloxacin]] 400mg PO bid {{or}} [[TMP-SMX]] DS PO bid for 3days.
:::*Alternative regimen (2): [[Ceftriaxone]] 1-2g IV OD used successfully in severe cases.
::*'''2.Immunocompromised Hosts'''
:::*Preferred regimen : [[Ciprofloxacin]] 500mg PO bid for 3days.
:::*Alternative regimen : [[Ofloxacin]] 300mg PO bid {{or}} [[Norfloxacin]] 400mg PO bid {{or}} [[TMP-SMX]] DS PO(if susceptible) bid for 3days
==Gallery==
==Gallery==



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Plesiomonas shigelloides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Plesiomonas
corrig. Habs and Schubert 1962
Species: P. shigelloides
Binomial name
Plesiomonas shigelloides
corrig. (Bader 1954)
Habs and Schubert 1962
Synonyms

Pseudomonas shigelloides Bader 1954
Aeromonas shigelloides (Bader 1954) Ewing et al. 1961
Fergusonia shigelloides (Bader 1954) Sebald and Véron 1963

Plesiomonas shigelloides is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium which has been isolated from freshwater, freshwater fish, and shellfish and from many types of animals including cattle, goats, swine, cats, dogs, monkeys, vultures, snakes, and toads.

Infections from this organism cause gastroenteritis followed by septicemia in immune deficient patients. It is placed among the Enterobacteriaceae.

Antimicrobial regimen

  • Plesiomonas shigelloides[1]
  • 1.Immunocompetent Hosts or Severe Infection
  • Preferred regimen : Ciprofloxacin 500mg PO bid or 400mg IV q12h.
  • Alternative regimen (1): Ofloxacin 300mg PO bid OR Norfloxacin 400mg PO bid OR TMP-SMX DS PO bid for 3days.
  • Alternative regimen (2): Ceftriaxone 1-2g IV OD used successfully in severe cases.
  • 2.Immunocompromised Hosts

Gallery


Template:WikiDoc Sources

  1. Bartlett, John (2012). Johns Hopkins ABX guide : diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning. ISBN 978-1449625580.
  2. "Public Health Image Library (PHIL)".