Journal of Infection
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages e169-e171 , June 2006

Psychrobacter bacteraemia in a cirrhotic patient after the consumption of raw geoduck clam

  • Wai K. Leung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street, Shatin, Hong Kong, China. Tel.: +852 2632 3140; fax: +852 2637 3852.
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  • Viola C.Y. Chow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Martin C.W. Chan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Julia M.L. Ling

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • ,
  • Joseph J.Y. Sung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
    • Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China

,Accepted 31 August 2005.

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PII: S0163-4453(05)00260-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.031

Journal of Infection
Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages e169-e171 , June 2006

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