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Isolation of Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis Serotype V from The Blood of a Patient with Sickle-Cell Anaemia
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1974
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Serotype V.Iron MetabolismSickle-cell AnaemiaPathogenesisHematologyYersinia Pseudotuberculosis SepticaemiaPathologyVirologyHealthcare-associated InfectionPathogen CharacterizationMicrobiologyInfection ControlMedicineClinical MicrobiologyHealth Sciences
SUMMARY A case of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis septicaemia is described in a patient with sickle-cell anaemia. This is believed to be the first reported instance of human infection with serotype V. The possibility that disordered iron metabolism might be the predisposing factor in this and other Y. pseudotuberculosis septicaemias is considered.