Septicemia due to Aeromonas species: Clinical and Bacteriological Aspects
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Fatal septicemia and endotoxic shock due to Aeromonas hydrophila
BACKGROUND Although rare, bloodstream infections caused by Aeromonas tend to be very severe and progress rapidly. CASE REPORT We report a case of an 81-year-old man with fetal septicemia and endotoxin shock caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. The patient had dilated cardiomyopathy, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, interstitial pneumonitis and renal dysfunction was admitted to our hospital with che...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
سال: 1982
ISSN: 1884-569X,0387-5911
DOI: 10.11150/kansenshogakuzasshi1970.56.679