Shewanella dysentery in a patient with underlying malignancy.
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Shewanella spp is a facultatively anaerobic, motile, gramnegative bacillus and can be found throughout the world mainly in marine environments and soil. It is a rare pathogen in human and infection by it is usually associated with underlying severe morbidities. We report a case of a 69- years old woman who presented with Shewanella putrefaciens dysentery and who was subsequently found to have underlying malignancy.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 69 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014