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Bacterial esophagitis Bacterial esophagitis is rare and usually found in immunocompromised or debilitated patients, including those with AIDS, neutropenia, hematologic malignancies, and bone marrow or solid organ transplants. Implicated bacteria include Staphylococcus aureus, Lactobacillus acidophilus and Klebsiella pneumoniae By definition, the bacteria should invade the mucosa or deeper layers of the esophageal wall, and there should be no evidence of fungal or viral infection, neoplasia, or history of previous esophageal surgery.
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Lamps, L.W. (2009). Miscellaneous Bacterial Infections. In: Surgical Pathology of the Gastrointestinal System: Bacterial, Fungal, Viral, and Parasitic Infections. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0861-2_13
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