Possible missed diagnosis of Ureaplasma spp infection in a case of fatal hyperammonemia after repeat renal transplantation

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Beeton, Michael L.
Date
2016-09-28
Acceptance date
2015-08-11
Type
Article
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0952-8180
1873-4529 (online)
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Abstract
•Ureaplasma spp are associated with complications among renal transplant patients. •Ureaplasma spp may have been the cause of fatal hyperammonemia. •Specific culture conditions or molecular methods are required to detect Ureaplasma. •Appropriate antimicrobial therapy can resolve symptoms of hyperammonemia
Journal/conference proceeding
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia;
Citation
Beeton, M.L. (2016) 'Possible missed diagnosis of Ureaplasma spp infection in a case of fatal hyperammonemia after repeat renal transplantation', Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, (33), pp.504-505.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10369/9497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.08.019
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This article was published in Journal of Clinical Anesthesia on 28 September 2015 (online), available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2015.08.019
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Cardiff Metropolitan University (Grant ID: Cardiff Metropolian (Internal))
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