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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doaj-d16ce935b08940b2a94d2417bf6ca10e2020-11-24T20:40:41ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98491992-09-0125319119310.1590/S0037-86821992000300007S0037-86821992000300007Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoniSérgio de Andrade NishiokaMarcelo Simão FerreiraMarcius Kleber Nunes BurgarelliThe 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.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86821992000300007&lng=en&tlng=enBacteremiaEsquistossomose mansônicaSchistosoma mansoniSerratia marcescens |
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Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka Marcelo Simão Ferreira Marcius Kleber Nunes Burgarelli Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Bacteremia Esquistossomose mansônica Schistosoma mansoni Serratia marcescens |
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Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka Marcelo Simão Ferreira Marcius Kleber Nunes Burgarelli |
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Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka |
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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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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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1992-09-01 |
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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. |
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Bacteremia Esquistossomose mansônica Schistosoma mansoni Serratia marcescens |
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