Sarcina ventriculi in an Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of a Perigastric Lymph Node with Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Carry-Through Contaminant Bacterial Microorganism from the Stomach [PDF]
Case Reports in Pathology, 2021 Sarcina ventriculi is a rare gram-positive coccus increasingly reported in patients with a history of delayed gastric emptying or gastric outlet obstruction and is sometimes seen in association with emphysematous gastritis and perforation.
Bharat Nandakumar +4 more
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Sarcina ventriculi a rare pathogen [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Sarcina ventriculi is a gram-positive bacterium, able to survive in extreme low pH environment. It’s first description dates from 1842, by John Goodsir. Since then, just a few cases have been reported.
Luciano Paludo Marcelino +5 more
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Emphysematous Gastritis Associated with Sarcina ventriculi [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2019 Emphysematous gastritis is a rare and lethal gastrointestinal emergency if not promptly identified and managed. In rare cases, emphysematous gastritis is associated with Sarcina ventriculi infection, usually in patients with delayed gastric emptying ...
Kevin Singh
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Sarcina ventriculi associated gastritis. [PDF]
Pathologica, 2023 Sarcina Ventriculi is a gram-positive anaerobic coccus rarely reported in patients with delayed gastric emptying, emphysematous gastritis, gastric ulcers, and perforation. So far, less than 30 cases of sarcina isolated from the stomach have been reported.
Noor R, Ahsan M, Poombal F, Zaman S.
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Gastric bezoars secondary to mixed infection with Sarcina ventriculi and G + bacilli: a case report [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesSarcina ventriculi is a bacterium with a specific histological morphology and infection can present with symptoms such as abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and occasionally fatal complications.
Tao Wang, Dan Xiang
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Ulcerative Gastritis and Esophagitis in Two Children with Sarcina ventriculi Infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2017 Sarcina ventriculi is a Gram-positive, obligate anaerobic coccus, with a characteristic morphology. Only 22 cases of human infections by this microorganism, including 7 in children, have been reported in literature so far.
Tim G. J. de Meij +3 more
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Sarcina ventriculi of the stomach: a case report. [PDF]
World J Gastroenterol, 2013 Sarcina ventriculi is a Gram positive organism, which has been reported to be found rarely, in the gastric specimens of patients with gastroparesis. Only eight cases of Sarcina, isolated from gastric specimens have been reported so far. Sarcina has been implicated in the development of gastric ulcers, emphysematous gastritis and gastric perforation. We
Ratuapli SK, Lam-Himlin DM, Heigh RI.
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Sarcina ventriculi in blood: the first documented report since 1872. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2013 In 1872, in British Medical Journal (BMJ) Dr. David Ferrier published that Sarcina ventriculi (Goodsir) constantly occurred in the blood of man and the lower animals. His observation was based on bleeding experiments, incubation of blood at 100°F (37.8°C) and later examination. He found "immense numbers of beautifully formed sarcinæ". In the next issue
Tuuminen T, Suomala P, Vuorinen S.
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Fatal Outcome of Emphysematous Gastritis due to Sarcina ventriculi Infection [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2021 Sarcina ventriculi is an increasingly common bacterium with a variable pathogenic role. It is often an incidental finding in asymptomatic patients but can also lead to life-threatening conditions, such as gastric perforation and emphysematous gastritis ...
Anita Savić Vuković +4 more
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