A case of disseminated intravascular coagulation secondary to Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia

Bacteremia is currently one of the infections with the highest mortality in hospitals [1]. Acinetobacter lwoffii and Acinetobacter baumannii are gram-negative bacteria and both represent opportunistic pathogens. In certain cases, the management can be challenging since these organisms can be highly...

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Main Authors: Candice Baldeo, Carmen Isache, Cherisse Baldeo, Abubakr Bajwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250915000165