A Rare Cause of Empyema and Bacteremia Due to Shewanella Species in Alcoholic Cirrhosis Patients: A Case Report and Comprehensive Review of Literature
Bohui Qian,
Kazuhiro Ishikawa,
Tomoaki Nakamura
et al.
Abstract:Patient: Male, 78-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Bacteremia due to
Shewanella
species • empyema due to
Shewanella
species
Symptoms: Dyspnea • high fever
Clinical Procedure: —
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Objective:
Unusual clinical course
Background:
Shewanella
spp. are gram-negative facultative anaerobic, oxidase-positive, motile bacilli that are ubiqu… Show more
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