Dysgonic Fermenter‐3: A Bacterium Associated with Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Hosts

Andrew M. Heiner; James A. DiSario; Karen Carroll; Samuel Cohen; Thomas G. Evans; Ann O. Shigeoka

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb02749.x

Dysgonic Fermenter‐3: A Bacterium Associated with Diarrhea in Immunocompromised Hosts

Andrew M. Heiner, James A. DiSario, Karen Carroll, Samuel Cohen, Thomas G. Evans, Ann O. Shigeoka

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We describe two patients with chronic diarrhea associated with dysgonic fermenter‐3 (DF‐3) infection. One patient had common variable hypogammaglobulinemia and the other had chronic idiopathic neutropenia and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Specific stool culture techniques were necessary to isolate DF‐3. The organism was sensitive to clindamycin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim‐sulfamethoxazole. Antibiotic therapy eradicated the organism and the diarrhea resolved in both patients. DF‐3 is a little‐recognized organism associated with diarrhea in the immunocompromised patient. It should be suspected when routine evaluation and stool cultures are not diagnostic.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1629-1630
Number of pages	2
Journal	The American Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	87
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb02749.x
State	Published - Nov 1992
Externally published	Yes

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