Plesiomonas shigelloides bacteremia in a healthy girl with mild gastroenteritis.
A previously healthy 15-year-old girl fell ill with febrile gastroenteritis; Plesiomonas shigelloides was isolated from the blood 6 h after she had received one tablet of trimethoprim-sulfadiazine on the third day of symptoms. She recovered uneventfully. P. shigelloides may be isolated from the blood in immunocompetent patients with mild, uncomplicated gastroenteritis.
Paul
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Department of Internal Medicine, Mikkeli Central Hospital, Finland.
Siitonen
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Kärkkäinen
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000494:pharmacology; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014737:Vibrionaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification
D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination