Severe Sepsis and Wet Gangrene Requiring Foot Amputation Caused by an Emerging Human Pathogen - Shewanella algae.

Zuzana Talbot; Arun Amble; Guesly Delva; Abdulmagid Eddib; Salman Muddassir

doi:10.7759/CUREUS.5668

Severe Sepsis and Wet Gangrene Requiring Foot Amputation Caused by an Emerging Human Pathogen - Shewanella algae.

Zuzana Talbot
, Arun Amble
, Guesly Delva
, Abdulmagid Eddib
, Salman Muddassir

Internal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brooksville, USA.
Internal Medicine, Oak Hill Hospital, Brookville, USA.
Hospital Corporation of America

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Original language	American English
Journal	Cureus
Volume	11
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7759/CUREUS.5668
State	Published - Sep 16 2019

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Surgery

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