Articles: sepsis.
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The Journal of infection · Jan 1987
Case ReportsMeningitis and septicaemia due to a multiply resistant strain of Haemophilus influenzae type b.
A case of meningitis and septicaemia caused by a multiply resistant strain of Haemophilus influenzae in a Saudi infant aged 7 months is reported. Haemophilus influenzae, resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol, was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid, the blood and throat. ⋯ After failure of initial therapy with high doses of ampicillin and chloramphenicol, the child made a full and uneventful recovery when treated with cefotaxime. The implications of isolating such a strain on the policy for treating meningitis in our situation are discussed.
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In 1850 patients with intravenous catheters, intravenous shunts and fistulas sepsis developed in 0.43%. Infection of the catheters and shunts was more frequent than sepsis development. The growth of microorganisms (Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative microbes) was noted during a bacteriological study of 300 removed catheters in 27.7%. ⋯ Its early diagnostic signs were described. Immunological changes in the patients with angiogenic sepsis were evaluated. The problems of pathogenesis and prevention of angiogenic sepsis were given due attention.