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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Main Authors: Sérgio de Andrade Nishioka, Marcelo Simão Ferreira, Marcius Kleber Nunes Burgarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1992-09-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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