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Case Report

Septic Shock Induced by Vibrio Vulnificus in Northern Poland, a Case Report

Bogusz Jan Aksak-Wąs1 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Agnieszka Ripa2 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Paweł Szakoła3 Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Karolina Horbacka3 Department of General and Transplant Surgery, Department of Vascular Surgery, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Jolanta Niścigorska-Olsen2 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Magdalena Witak-Jędra2 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Małgorzata Zając-Marczewska2 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Malwina Karasińska-Cieślak2 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Provincial Hospital, Szczecin, Poland
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Jacek Kot4 National Center for Hyperbaric Medicine, University Center for Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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Miłosz Parczewski1 Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Immune Deficiency, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland
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Pages 5027-5033 | Published online: 30 Nov 2021

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