Overwhelming postsplenectomy infection due to <it>Mycoplasma pneumoniae </it>in an asplenic cirrhotic patient: Case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Mycoplasma </it><it>pneumoniae </it>infection is usually self-limited, but some fulminant cases are fatal, even when occurring in previously healthy individuals. It can also be the cause of overwhelming po...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/162 |