Septic shock caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in a patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia.
Heart Lung
; 39(4): 335-9, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
Invasive infection and extraintestinal complications are rarely caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a waterborne bacterium belonging to the Vibrionaceae family. We report a case of a 16-year-old female patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia who survived septic shock caused by P. shigelloides associated with secondary acute respiratory distress syndrome and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Treatment with a carbapenem was successful, and the patient recovered without any sequelae. The previous reports of P. shigelloides sepsis are cited, and possible pathogenic mechanisms are discussed.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Choque Séptico
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Talasemia
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Hemoglobina Falciforme
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Carbapenémicos
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Plesiomonas
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Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Heart Lung
Año:
2010
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Article