A 58-year-old man, who was a chronic alcoholic for the previous 20 years, presented
with complaints of fever and malaise of 12 days duration. There was no history of
diarrhea, dysentery, or vomiting.
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Publication history
Published online: June 22, 2009
Accepted:
April 16,
2009
Received in revised form:
February 12,
2009
Received:
November 1,
2008
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