TY - JOUR AU - Intra, Jari AU - Auricchio, Sara AU - Sala, Roberta M. AU - Brambilla, Paolo PY - 2017/03/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A rare case of enteric and systemic Yersinia enterocolitica infection in a chronic, not iron-overloaded dialysis patient JF - Microbiologia Medica JA - Microbiol Med VL - 32 IS - 1 SE - Clinical Reports DO - 10.4081/mm.2017.6614 UR - https://www.pagepressjournals.org/mm/article/view/6614 SP - AB - We present herein a case of bacterial gastroenteritis due to <em>Yersinia</em> <em>enterocolitica</em>, occurred in a young woman undergoing haemodialysis with a previous history positive for prolonged (20 years) immunosuppressive therapy for glomerulonephritis before and for kidney transplant later. The patient’s outcome was favourable after a third-generation cephalosporin treatment without complications. The possible pathophysiological association between patient clinical condition and <em>Yersinia</em> bacteraemia is discussed, along with the review of literature. ER -