Colonoscopy-induced Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Bacteremia Diagnosed by Serum Polymerase Chain Reaction Method
Masaaki Minami, Teruko Ohkura, Takafumi Ando, Hidemi Goto & Michio Ohta · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2015
We report the case of colonoscopy induced enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) bacteremia by bacterial translocation. A 58-year old woman who complained of abdominal pain was performed colonoscopy. Intestinal mucosal culture by biopsy showed EPEC O18. She developed a high gra...
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10.9734/IJMPCR/2015/18449