| Literature DB >> 3899040 |
Abstract
A 67-year-old man with Escherichia coli bacteremia and meningitis was found to have hemochromatosis. To my knowledge this is the first documented case of E coli meningitis occurring in the setting of hemochromatosis. The case raises issues regarding the role of chronic liver disease in the pathogenesis of gram-negative sepsis and the impact of iron loading on host immunocompetence and bacterial virulence.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 3899040
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Intern Med ISSN: 0003-9926