An unusual case of hyperammonemia in a 83-year-old woman.

Hyperammonemia, with confusion and lethargy, developed in a 83-year-old woman during a urinary tract infection by Morganella morganii, a urea-splitting Gram-negative bacillus. In this patient, it is thought to have resulted from the production of excessive amounts of ammonia due to bacterial urease...

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Publicado en:Aging Clinical & Experimental Research Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 506 - 509
Autores principales: Volpato S, Cavalieri M, Mari E, Fellin R
Formato: case study Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Dec2007
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