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Postoperative Tropheryma whipplei endophthalmitis – a case report highlighting the additive value of molecular testing

Introduction. Tropheryma whipplei is the causative agent of Whipple’s disease. Gastrointestinal and lymphatic tissues are affected in the majority of cases, resulting in diarrhoea, malabsorption and fever. Here, we report a rare case of ocular manifestation in a patient lacking the typical Whipple s...

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Autores principales: Dick, Julia, Krauß, Patrizia, Hillenkamp, Jost, Kohlmorgen, Britta, Schoen, Christoph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5692240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29188071
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/jmmcr.0.005124