Shiga toxin 2-producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus associated with a case of bloody diarrhea

Abstract

We report the first Shiga toxin 2-producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus strain that was isolated from the feces of a 3-month-old infant with bloody diarrhea. Usual enteropathogenic bacteria were not detected. This finding suggests that any Shiga toxin-producing microorganism capable of colonizing the human gut may have the potential to cause illness. Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.