Bacteremia Caused by a Swallowed Toothpick Impacted in the Gastric Mucosa

Although most ingested foreign bodies usually pass through the gastrointestinal tract asymptomatically, toothpick injury to the gastrointestinal tract is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Toothpick perforation of the gastrointestinal tract is frequently reported but, to the...

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Main Authors: Tonkic, Ante, Kulic, Drago, Peric, Mari, Tonkic, Marija, Bogdanovic, Zoran
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2011
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Published: April 2011
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088754/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21552451
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000327974
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