Intestinal bleeding and occlusion associated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O127:H21.
Medicina [B Aires]
; 60(2): 249-52, 2000.
Article
in English
| BINACIS
| ID: bin-39827
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of a nine-year old boy with vomiting, abdominal pain and fever, who underwent surgery with a diagnosis of appendicitis in Mendoza and from whom a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O127H21 strain was recovered. Forty-eight hours after surgery he presented bilious vomiting and two episodes of intestinal bleeding. Laboratory findings included hematocrit, 35
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Argentina
Database:
BINACIS
Type of study:
Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Medicina [B Aires]
Year:
2000
Document type:
Article
