Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 335-339 , July 2010

Septic shock caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides in a patient with sickle beta-zero thalassemia

  • Maria Auxiliadora-Martins, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Maria Auxiliadora-Martins, MD, PhD, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto USP, Divisão de Terapia Intensiva, Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia 2o andar, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Bairro Monte Alegre, CEP 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brasil.
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  • Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Jaciara Machado Viana, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Gil Cezar Alkmin Teixeira, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Edson Antônio Nicolini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Kátia Simone Muniz Cordeiro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Giovana Colozza, MD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Roberto Martinez, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Clínica Médica, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil
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  • Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Laboratório de Biomarcadores de Diagnóstico e Monitoração, Instituto René Rachou, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil
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  • Anibal Basile-Filho, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Terapia Intensiva (Campus), Departamento de Cirurgia e Anatomia, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil

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 Fundação de Amparo ao Ensino, Pesquisa e Assistência (FAEPA) do Hospital das Clínicas, and Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto-USP provided financial support.

 The authors report no potential conflict of interest.

PII: S0147-9563(09)00164-2

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.06.015

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 39, Issue 4 , Pages 335-339 , July 2010

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