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An autopsy case of acute enterocolitis caused by V. parahemolyticus was reported. A cause of death was a gastrointestinal bleeding which presumably was a manifestation of gram-negative shock.
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Ohta, G., Otaki, H. & Yamagishi, T. An autopsy case of acute enterocolitis caused by vibrio parahemolyticus associated with severe gastrointestinal hemorrhage. Gastroenterol Jpn 8, 213–216 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02779901
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02779901