Recurring hyperammonemic encephalopathy induced by bacteria usually not producing urease

BACKGROUND: Hyperammonemic encephalopathy may occur when urease-positive bacteria in the urinary tract produce ammonium which directly enters systemic circulation. Predisposing conditions such as a neurogenic bladder can increase both urinary tract infection and urine stagnation. CASE PRESENTATION:...

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Autores principales: Cordano, Christian, Traverso, Elisabetta, Calabrò, Valentina, Borzone, Chiara, Stara, Silvia, Marchese, Roberta, Marinelli, Lucio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4057615/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24884855
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-7-324

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