A life‐devastating cause of gastroenteritis in an immunocompetent host: was it suspected?
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A 44-year-old immunocompetent man with gastroenteritis received supportive care and empiric antibiotics. After an initial response, he developed septic shock. Blood cultures grew Gram-positive bacilli with antibiotic adjustment. However, he succumbed within 36 h. After the patient's death, Listeria monocytogenes was identified on blood culture.
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دوره 6 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2018