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Plymouth Meeting, PA: ECRI; March 2023.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022-2023.
This case describes a man in his 70s with a history of multiple myeloma and multiple healthcare encounters for diarrhea in the previous five years, which had always been attributed to viral or unknown causes, without any microbiologic or serologic testing. The patient was admitted to the hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms and diagnosed with cholecystitis and gangrenous gallbladder. Two months after his admission for cholecystitis, he was readmitted for severe vomiting and hypotension.
Washington, DC: United States Government Accountability Office; Publication GAO-22-105133. September 14, 2022.