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Re:California woman loses limbs after battling bacterial inf... by laurencerowe on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:40AM (#37541583)
The article quotes an infectious disease expert saying, "If you are someone immunocompromised keeping an eye on these things and avoiding those high-risk activities and foods."

It would be interesting to know whether the patient involved was immunocompromised.

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Re:California woman loses limbs after battling bacterial inf... by DoreenMichele on Sunday September 17, 2023 @03:10AM (#37542320)
Wikipedia says men are more often seriously impacted because estrogen is protective against the infectionthry think she had, so I would bet she's probably immunocompromised or has one of the other medical issues which increase the risk.
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