Disseminated Pasteurella multocida in a patient with liver cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis – The role of cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction

Disseminated Pasteurella multocida in a patient with liver cirrhosis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis – The role of cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction

Disseminated Pasteurella multocida infection is rare and usually occurs in patients who are immunocompromised. Patients with liver cirrhosis seem to be particularly vulnerable; potentially related to cirrhosis associated immune dysfunction syndrome, frequently present in this population. While many...

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Main Authors: Libardo Rueda Prada, Milena Cardozo, Ann Hudson, Matthias McDermott, Diana C. Urbina Verjel, Igor Dumic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Pasteurella multocida
Liver cirrhosis
Intra-abdominal infections
Peritonitis
Arthritis infectious
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001706

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