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Aeromonas caviae: Un raro caso de absceso hepático

Aristos Aristodimou¹, Zacharias Raptopoulos¹, Andreas Kostis¹

¹Internal Medicine Department, Limassol General Hospital, State Health Organization Services, Limassol, Cyprus.

GMS hygiene and infection control

|February 20, 2026

Resumen

Este informe detalla el primer caso conocido de un absceso hepático de Aeromonas caviae en un paciente inmunocomprometido. El estudio destaca las implicaciones para la salud pública del calentamiento global en las infecciones bacterianas y la atención médica.

Área de la Ciencia:

Microbiología Microbiología.
Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
Salud Pública La salud pública.

Sus antecedentes:

Aeromonas spp. es una especie de la familia Aeromonas. Son bacterias Gram-negativas que se encuentran en entornos acuáticos.
Los subtipos más comunes incluyen A. hydrophila, A. sobria y A. caviae.
Estas bacterias pueden causar enfermedades gastrointestinales y hepatobiliares, particularmente en individuos inmunocomprometidos.

Objetivo del estudio:

Para informar el primer caso conocido de Aeromonas caviae absceso hepático.
Para discutir las implicaciones del calentamiento global en las infecciones bacterianas.

Principales métodos:

Un estudio de caso de una paciente de 75 años con múltiples comorbilidades.
Diagnóstico de la bacteremia de Aeromonas caviae y los abscesos hepáticos.
Tratamiento conservador con antibióticos intravenosos durante dos meses.

Principales resultados:

Recuperación exitosa después de dos meses de tratamiento con antibióticos.
Identificación de Aeromonas caviae como el agente causante de los abscesos hepáticos.

Conclusiones:

El absceso hepático de Aeromonas caviae es una presentación clínica rara.
El calentamiento global puede contribuir al aumento de la reproducción bacteriana y la resistencia a los antibióticos.
Este caso subraya el impacto de los cambios ambientales en la atención médica y la aparición de enfermedades infecciosas.

Palabras clave:

Aeromonas caviae es una especie de aeromonas caviae.La bacteremia es una bacteremia.absceso hepático absceso hepático las neoplasias pulmonares.las neoplasias pancreáticas.

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