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Y ersinia intussusception: Case report and review
Author(s) -
May Austin N,
Piper Susan M,
Boutlis Craig S
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.12240
Subject(s) - medicine , intussusception (medical disorder) , etiology , emergency department , presentation (obstetrics) , pediatrics , regimen , antibiotics , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , general surgery , family medicine , surgery , psychiatry , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Intussusception is a recognised paediatric presentation in emergency department and primary care settings. The aetiology of intussusception is multifactorial and largely unknown but includes infection in some cases. Y ersinia has been the most frequently cited bacterial association in children. Identifying Y ersinia affects the role and choice of antibiotics in a child's treatment regimen. This article reports on A ustralia's first proven case of Y ersinia enterocolitica intussusception, and reviews the clinical epidemiology of all known reported cases world‐wide.