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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 7/2003

01-07-2003 | Correspondence

Schistosoma mansoni and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a deadly association

Authors: José I. Sánchez-Olmedo, Carlos Ortiz-Leyba, José Garnacho-Montero, Javier Jiménez-Jiménez, Paulino Travado-Soria

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 7/2003

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Sir: Staphylococcus aureus (SA) bacteremias are associated with an increased morbidity and mortality in patients admitted to the ICU. As we report, the possibility of a parasitic co-infection should be considered in the case of a persistent SA bacteremia secondary to a liver abscess. …
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Metadata
Title
Schistosoma mansoni and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a deadly association
Authors
José I. Sánchez-Olmedo
Carlos Ortiz-Leyba
José Garnacho-Montero
Javier Jiménez-Jiménez
Paulino Travado-Soria
Publication date
01-07-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 7/2003
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1819-7

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