Spontaneous Empyema and Overwhelming Septic Shock due to Pasteurella multocida.

Autor: Laupland, Kevin B., Rimmer, Karen P., Gregson, Daniel B., Megran, David W.
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases; Feb2003, Vol. 35 Issue 2, p132, 2p
Abstrakt: Invasive Pasteurella multocida infection, although uncommon, has been recognized to occur more frequently among patients with hepatic cirrhosis. This study reports a fatal case of bacteremic P. multocida empyema without pneumonia associated with refractory septic shock in a patient with both cirrhosis and asplenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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