A case report of fatal disseminated fungal sepsis in a patient with ARDS and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

A case report of fatal disseminated fungal sepsis in a patient with ARDS and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Abstract Background With the following report we want to present an unusual case of a patient suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome with early discovery of bacterial pathogens in bronchoalveolar liquid samples that developed a fatal undiscovered disseminated fungal infection. Case prese...

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Main Authors: Stefanie Prohaska, Philipp Henn, Svetlana Wenz, Leonie Frauenfeld, Peter Rosenberger, Helene A. Haeberle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Anesthesiology
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
ARDS
ECMO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12871-020-01031-9

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