Fatal Emmonsia sp. Infection and Fungemia after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation

We report a fatal case of disseminated Emmonsia sp. infection in a 55-year-old man who received an orthotopic liver transplant. The patient had pneumonia and fungemia, and multisystem organ failure developed. As human habitats and the number of immunocompromised patients increase, physicians must be...

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Autores principales: Kappagoda, Shanthi, Adams, Jason Y., Luo, Robert, Banaei, Niaz, Concepcion, Waldo, Ho, Dora Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28098544
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.160799

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28098544
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.160799

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