April 22, 2015Open Access

Disseminated Ureaplasma infection as a cause of fatal hyperammonemia in humans

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Disseminated infection with Ureaplasma species causes fatal hyperammonemia syndrome in lung transplant recipients, likely by disrupting ammonia metabolism.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69437796de4fd27031dfce34 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8419

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Ankit Bharat

Northwestern University

Scott A. Cunningham

Minnesota Department of Health

G. R. Scott Budinger

Northwestern University

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Science Translational Medicine

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Harvard University

Massachusetts General Hospital

Washington University in St. Louis

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