Gas gangrene: an unusual cause of graft failure in an orthotopic pediatric liver transplant.
Gas gangrene of the liver is a very unusual cause of graft failure, and gas gangrene caused by Enterobacter cloacae is also exceedingly rare. Although Clostridial infection could not be excluded in this case, the literature and our case show that Enterobacter cloacae can be present in gas gangrene tissue whether or not it is the only infecting organism.
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Department of Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine 90024-1721.
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D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D016972:Enterobacter cloacae; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000150:complications; D005738:Gas Gangrene / Q000150:complications*; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography