Acute cholecystitis with sepsis due to Edwardsiella tarda: a case report

Abstract Background Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) is a Gram-negative facultative anaerobe belonging to Enterobacteriales and is commonly isolated from fishes and reptiles. Infection due to E. tarda is uncommon among humans, with a reported human retention rate of 0.001%. It can cause sepsis in the e...

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Main Authors: Chisato Hara, Tetsuya Tanaka, Satoshi Nishiwada, Yuki Kirihataya, Atsushi Yoshimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-10-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40792-023-01763-z