An unusual case of <em>Escherichia coli</em> cellulitis and bacteraemia in an immunocompetent patient
Cellulitis secondary to Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a rare phenomenon, particularly in an immunocompetent patient. We report on an unusual case of an immunocompetent 84-year-old female presenting with E.coli bacteraemia and E.coli cellulitis in the right lower leg. We postulate that bacterial trans...
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Main Authors: | Jacqueline K. Nguyen (Author), Eklid Hoxhallari (Author), John Daffy (Author) |
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2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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