Emphysematous gastritis due to Sarcina ventriculi infection in an immunocompromised adult

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ Department of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Department of Renal Transplant, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Sean E Kisch et al. Transpl Infect Dis. 2024 Feb.

. 2024 Feb;26(1):e14207.

doi: 10.1111/tid.14207. Epub 2023 Dec 1.

¹ Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
³ Department of Infectious Disease, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁴ Department of Renal Transplant, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵ Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Emphysematous gastritis; Sarcina ventriculi; immunocompromised; transplant.

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