Diarrheagenic enteroaggregative Escherichia coli causing urinary tract infection and bacteremia leading to sepsis

We report a case of a 55-year-old immunocompromised female who presented to the emergency department with severe diarrhea and vomiting following travel to the Philippines. Stool bacteriology revealed a mixed infection involving an enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and two distinct strains of enteroa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection 2014-04, Vol.42 (2), p.441-444
Hauptverfasser:	Herzog, K., Engeler Dusel, J., Hugentobler, M., Beutin, L., Sägesser, G., Stephan, R., Hächler, H., Nüesch-Inderbinen, M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacteremia - complications Bacteremia - therapy Bacteriology Case Report Critical Care Diarrhea - microbiology Diarrhea - therapy E coli Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli - drug effects Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli - genetics Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli - physiology Escherichia coli Escherichia coli - drug effects Escherichia coli - genetics Escherichia coli - isolation & purification Escherichia coli - physiology Escherichia coli Infections - microbiology Escherichia coli Infections - therapy Family Medicine Female General Practice Humans Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Philippines Sepsis - microbiology Sepsis - therapy Travel Treatment Outcome Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use Urinary Catheterization Urinary Tract Infections - complications Urinary Tract Infections - therapy
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