Open AccessA life‐devastating cause of gastroenteritis in an immunocompetent host: was it suspected?
Author(s) -
Wahab Ahsan,
Chaudhary Siddique,
Ahmad Ali,
Kollu Vidya,
Smith Susan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1338
Subject(s) - medicine , septic shock , blood culture , antibiotics , listeria monocytogenes , intensive care medicine , shock (circulatory) , cause of death , sepsis , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , bacteria , disease , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message 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.