Septicemia, necrotizing fasciitis, and peritonitis due to Vibrio vulnificus treated with early use of polymyxin B hemoperfusion in a patient undergoing CAPD: a case report

BACKGROUND: Vibrio vulnificus infection is a rare but fatal foodborne illness. Here, we report a case of Vibrio vulnificus peritonitis followed by severe septicemia in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) who was treated with hemoperfusion using polymyxin B immobiliz...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jae Young, Joo, Young Su, Lee, Sangmi, Lee, Ji Young, Park, Jung Tak, Han, Seong Hyeok, Yoo, Tae-Hyun, Kang, Shin-Wook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32272896
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01772-2

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