A52 CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: ADULT AND PEDIATRIC SEPSIS AND ICU INFECTIONS: Purpura Fulminans Resulting From Pasteurella Multocoda Sepsis

A52 CRITICAL CARE CASE REPORTS: ADULT AND PEDIATRIC SEPSIS AND ICU INFECTIONS: Purpura Fulminans Resulting From Pasteurella Multocoda Sepsis

Acute abdomen was ruled out by CT scan, but note was made of upper thigh adenopathy and soft tissue stranding consistent with an inflammatory process. Given the prevalence of pets in the American population and the high mortality reported from purpura fulminans due to pasteurella bacteremia, ICU phy...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine 2017-01, Vol.195
Hauptverfasser: Behal, A, Srinivasan, L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Diabetes
Infections
Pediatrics
Sepsis
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Zusammenfassung:Acute abdomen was ruled out by CT scan, but note was made of upper thigh adenopathy and soft tissue stranding consistent with an inflammatory process. Given the prevalence of pets in the American population and the high mortality reported from purpura fulminans due to pasteurella bacteremia, ICU physicians need to maintain a high suspicion for pet-related infections, even in immunocompetent hosts.
ISSN:1073-449X
1535-4970