Edwardsiella tarda septicemia with underlying multiple liver abscesses

• Main Authors: Rathor, Mohammad Yousuf, How, Soon Hin, Abdul Rashid, Mohd Amran, Hla, K.T, Shah, Anis, Francis, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 2006
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29436/1/Edwardsiella_tarda_septicemia.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29436/; http://www.mjpath.org.my/past_issue/MJP2006.1/07Liver%20absecess.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Edwardsiella tarda has recently been described as a member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. The genus Edwardsiella contains three species; E. hoshinae, E. ictaluri and E. tarda. Edwardsiella tarda is the only species which has been recognised as pathogenic to humans, especially in those with an und...