Abstract
A previously healthy 15-year-old girl fell ill with febrile gastroenteritis; Plesiomonas shigelloides was isolated from the blood 6 h after she had received one tablet of trimethoprim-sulfadiazine on the third day of symptoms. She recovered uneventfully. P. shigelloides may be isolated from the blood in immunocompetent patients with mild, uncomplicated gastroenteritis.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Female
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Gastroenteritis / complications*
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Gastroenteritis / drug therapy
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Humans
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Sepsis / complications
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Sepsis / drug therapy
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / pharmacology
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Vibrio Infections / complications*
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Vibrio Infections / drug therapy
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Vibrionaceae / isolation & purification
Substances
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Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination