YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA SEPSIS IN A 3-WEEK-OLD CHILD

Authors
THOMPSON EC
Citation
Ec. Thompson, YERSINIA-ENTEROCOLITICA SEPSIS IN A 3-WEEK-OLD CHILD, Journal of the National Medical Association, 86(10), 1994, pp. 783-785
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of the National Medical Association → ACNP
ISSN journal
00279684
Volume
86
Issue
10
Year of publication
1994
Pages
783 - 785
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-9684(1994)86:10<783:YSIA3C>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Yersinia enterocolitica has been described with increasing frequency i n the United States. Commonly, Y enterocolitica is a self-limiting gas trointestinal disorder, but occasionally it can lead to fulminant infe ction. This case report describes a 3-week-old male who succumbed to Y enterocolitica sepsis and reviews the literature.