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Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases 4/2014

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Severe sepsis with Hafnia alvei and dual pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii in a late presenter patient infected with HIV – case presentation

Authors: Andreea Ardeleanu, Ovidiu Roşca, Monica Cialma, Daniela Desagă, Ingrid Deak

Published in: BMC Infectious Diseases | Special Issue 4/2014

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Once thought to be a simple commensal of the gastrointestinal tract, there is increasing evidence to suggest Hafnia alvei is a rare, but significant bacterium that may contribute to opportunistic infections in humans. Bacteremia and respiratory tract infections are the leading extraintestinal manifestations of Hafnia alvei as a pathogen. It can cause disease in immunocompromised patients and it is regularly resistant to multiple drugs. …
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Title
Severe sepsis with Hafnia alvei and dual pulmonary infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pneumocystis carinii in a late presenter patient infected with HIV – case presentation
Authors
Andreea Ardeleanu
Ovidiu Roşca
Monica Cialma
Daniela Desagă
Ingrid Deak
Publication date
01-05-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases / Issue Special Issue 4/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2334
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-S4-P21

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