Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome caused by a DF-2 bacterium in a splenectomised patient

A case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome associated with septicaemia caused by a DF-2 group bacterium (dysgonic fermenter--type 2--Atlanta classification) is presented. Attention is drawn to the relation of DF-2 group septicaemias to dog bites (or contact) and impaired host defence after splenecto...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical pathology 1981-02, Vol.34 (2), p.172-173
Hauptverfasser:	Chaudhuri, A K, Hartley, R B, Maddocks, A C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial Infections - complications Female Humans Middle Aged Sepsis - etiology Splenectomy Waterhouse-Friderichsen Syndrome - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A case of Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome associated with septicaemia caused by a DF-2 group bacterium (dysgonic fermenter--type 2--Atlanta classification) is presented. Attention is drawn to the relation of DF-2 group septicaemias to dog bites (or contact) and impaired host defence after splenectomy.
ISSN:	0021-9746 1472-4146
DOI:	10.1136/jcp.34.2.172