Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni
The case of a 21 -year-old man coming from rural Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, with schistosomiasis mansoni associated with Serratia marcescens bacteremia, is reported. His main complaints on admission were fever, diaphoresis and chills for ten days, and diarrhoea that lasted for four days. On physi...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f795754c99a24557a68b64d6618b2b0c 2023-05-15T15:16:01+02:00 Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka Marcelo Simão Ferreira Marcius Kleber Nunes Burgarelli 1992-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/f795754c99a24557a68b64d6618b2b0c EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821992000300007 https://doaj.org/toc/0037-8682 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 0037-8682 1678-9849 https://doaj.org/article/f795754c99a24557a68b64d6618b2b0c Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 25, Iss 3, Pp 191-193 (1992) Bacteremia Esquistossomose mansônica Schistosoma mansoni Serratia marcescens Schistosomiasis mansoni Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1992 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-30T23:10:36Z The case of a 21 -year-old man coming from rural Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, with schistosomiasis mansoni associated with Serratia marcescens bacteremia, is reported. His main complaints on admission were fever, diaphoresis and chills for ten days, and diarrhoea that lasted for four days. On physical examination he hadjaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis of S. marcescens bacteremia was made by isolation of the bacterium in blood culture, and schistosomiasis was diagnosed by rectal and liver biopsies. This is the first time that the association of S. marcescens bacteremia and schistosomiasis mansoni is recognized. Although our case does not fit into the classic definition of prolonged bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis, it can be considered as a mild form of this association. With the improvement of medical assistance and laboratory facilities, early diagnosis of this association will be made more frequently, cases with short duration will be diagnosed few days after the start of the symptoms, and classic prolonged cases will become rarer. O caso de um homem de 21 anos, procedente da zona rural da Paraíba, estado do nordeste do Brasil, com esquistossomose mansônica associada com bacteremia por Serratia marcescens, é relatado. Suas queixas principais à admissão foram febre, sudorese e calafrios por dez dias, e diarréia por quatro dias. Ao exame físico, apresentava icterícia e hepatoesplenomegalia. O diagnóstico da bacteremia foi feito pelo isolamento da bactéria em hemoculturas, e a esquistossomose foi diagnosticada através de biópsias retal e hepática. Esta é a primeira vez que a associação de bacteremia por S. marcescens e esquistossomose mansônica é reconhecida. Embora nosso caso não se enquadre na definição clássica de bacteremia prolongada associada à esquistossomose, ele pode ser considerado como uma forma leve desta associação. Com a melhoria da assistência médica e dos recursos de diagnóstico laboratorial, o reconhecimento precoce da associação será feito mais freqüentemente, o diagnóstico ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Nordeste ENVELOPE(-66.867,-66.867,-68.167,-68.167) |
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Bacteremia Esquistossomose mansônica Schistosoma mansoni Serratia marcescens Schistosomiasis mansoni Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka Marcelo Simão Ferreira Marcius Kleber Nunes Burgarelli Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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The case of a 21 -year-old man coming from rural Paraíba, northeastern Brazil, with schistosomiasis mansoni associated with Serratia marcescens bacteremia, is reported. His main complaints on admission were fever, diaphoresis and chills for ten days, and diarrhoea that lasted for four days. On physical examination he hadjaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis of S. marcescens bacteremia was made by isolation of the bacterium in blood culture, and schistosomiasis was diagnosed by rectal and liver biopsies. This is the first time that the association of S. marcescens bacteremia and schistosomiasis mansoni is recognized. Although our case does not fit into the classic definition of prolonged bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis, it can be considered as a mild form of this association. With the improvement of medical assistance and laboratory facilities, early diagnosis of this association will be made more frequently, cases with short duration will be diagnosed few days after the start of the symptoms, and classic prolonged cases will become rarer. O caso de um homem de 21 anos, procedente da zona rural da Paraíba, estado do nordeste do Brasil, com esquistossomose mansônica associada com bacteremia por Serratia marcescens, é relatado. Suas queixas principais à admissão foram febre, sudorese e calafrios por dez dias, e diarréia por quatro dias. Ao exame físico, apresentava icterícia e hepatoesplenomegalia. O diagnóstico da bacteremia foi feito pelo isolamento da bactéria em hemoculturas, e a esquistossomose foi diagnosticada através de biópsias retal e hepática. Esta é a primeira vez que a associação de bacteremia por S. marcescens e esquistossomose mansônica é reconhecida. Embora nosso caso não se enquadre na definição clássica de bacteremia prolongada associada à esquistossomose, ele pode ser considerado como uma forma leve desta associação. Com a melhoria da assistência médica e dos recursos de diagnóstico laboratorial, o reconhecimento precoce da associação será feito mais freqüentemente, o diagnóstico ... |
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) |
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