Emergence of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Infection in an Infant: A Case Report by Alexis N. Roach, Ryan Kwong, Sarah Sylvester

“…Case Report: An eight-month-old infant was found to have GAS bacteremia complicated by sepsis and disseminated intravascular coagulation, resulting in lower extremity myositis and tissue ischemia. …”
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus: spread, detection and identification techniques by G. S. Skitovich, N. B. Shadrova, O. V. Pruntova

“…Rarely V. parahaemolyticus cause wound infections, infections of ears or sepsis in individuals with a compromised immune system. …”
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An Elusive Bullet in the Gastrointestinal Tract: A Rare Case of Bullet Embolism in the Gastrointestinal Tract and a Review of Relevant Literature by Saptarshi Biswas, Catherine Price, Sunil Abrol

“…We present a unique case wherein a bullet caused a minute perforation in the small bowel, before migrating to the distal colon, which resulted in late presentation of sepsis secondary to peritonitis.…”
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Outcomes of Chronic Hemodialysis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Melanie Chan, Marlies Ostermann

“…Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) experience higher rates of hospitalisation, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality and are more likely to require admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) than patients with normal renal function. Sepsis and cardiovascular diseases are the most common reasons for ICU admission. …”
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Surviving Emphysematous Gastritis after Hepatectomy by Harry Hok Yee Yu, Simon Tsang, Tan To Cheung, Chung Mau Lo

“…It is characterised by abnormal presence of gas in the stomach by imaging, in association with clinical sepsis. Patients suffering from this condition usually present with an underlying pathology. …”
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Bacterial Infections, DNA Virus Infections, and RNA Virus Infections Manifest Differently in Neutrophil Receptor Expression by Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila

“…The best clinical benefit will be obtained when the individual variables are combined to generate the CIS point method for a bacterial infection marker, DNAVS point for differentiating between DNA and RNA virus infections, and CRP/CD11b ratio for a marker of Gram-positive sepsis.…”
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Superior Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis Secondary to Oral Contraceptive Use by Heather Stewart, Michael T. Flannery, Deborah A. Humphrey

“…Patients at risk for MVT include those with a history of a hypercoagulable state or secondary cases such as sepsis, gastrointestinal malignancy, liver disease, pancreatic pathology, abdominal surgery and medications. …”
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Prostatic hyperplasia and congenital bladder diverticulum. A case report by Ciro Esteban Delgado Cantero, María Raquel Abreu Santana

“…Congenital diverticula in adults are typically associated with bladder outlet obstruction and their manifestation is most commonly by urinary sepsis. The case of a 69 years old male patient who attended consultation because of nocturia, thin urine stream, pushing, urgent urination and sense of incomplete emptying is presented. …”
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ACUTE PURULENT COMPLICATED PYELONEPHRITIS IN THE PRACTICE OF AN OBSTETRICIAN-GYNECOLOGIST (CLINICAL CASE) by Алена Васильевна Иванникова, Елена Валентиновна Гришкевич, Елена Николаевна Орлова, Елена Владимировна Рудаева, Светлана Ивановна Елгина, Кира Борисовна Мозес

“…Acute purulent pyelonephritis in pregnant women is characterized by severe kidney damage, often leading to intoxication, sepsis, obstructive pyelonephritis, emphysematous pyelonephritis, perinephric abscess, kidney transplant rejection and death. …”
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Effect of High-Dose Vitamin C Infusion in a Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase-Deficient Patient by Joseph Quinn, Bryan Gerber, Ryan Fouche, Katharine Kenyon, Zachary Blom, Purushothaman Muthukanagaraj

“…There has been a resurgence of interest in the general medical community regarding the use of vitamin C most notably in the care of sepsis. Nonetheless, caution must be taken if supraphysiologic vitamin C supplementation is being administered as it should be considered a medication just like any other. …”
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Immune Response in Severe Infection: Could Life-Saving Drugs Be Potentially Harmful? by Maja Surbatovic, Jasna Jevdjic, Milic Veljovic, Nada Popovic, Dragan Djordjevic, Sonja Radakovic

“…Critically ill patients suffer a high rate of nosocomial infection with secondary sepsis being a common cause of death. Usage of antibiotics and catecholamines is often necessary, but it can compromise complex immune response to infection. …”
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Clinical Features, Endoscopic Findings, and Predictive Factors for Mortality in Tissue-Invasive Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus Disease between Immunocompetent and Immunocompromis... by Panu Wetwittayakhlang, Natthapat Rujeerapaiboon, Poowadon Wetwittayakhlung, Pimsiri Sripongpun, Nannapat Pruphetkaew, Sawangpong Jandee, Naichaya Chamroonkul, Teerha Piratvisuth

“…The factors for mortality were ICU admission, sepsis/shock, malnutrition, and receiving chemotherapy. …”
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Bacterial Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryota Hase, Naoto Hosokawa, Makito Yaegashi, Kiyoharu Muranaka

“…Therefore, repeat CSF analysis should be considered, and antimicrobial therapy must be started immediately if there are any signs of sepsis or meningitis.…”
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Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman by José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti Sarinho, Marília Soares e Silva Arcadipane, Graziela Tavares Miola Menezes, Danilo Fernando Costa Duarte, Waldenise Cossermelli, Ivan Aprahamian

“…Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. …”
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Urosepsis Causing Gastric Ischemia: A Rare but Deadly Complication by Vijay Jarodiya, Chirag Kher, Sangeetha Nanthabalan, Gunjan Shah

“…He was found to have sepsis secondary to a urinary tract infection with imaging showing hepatic portal venous gas and gastric pneumatosis. …”
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Long Standing Esophageal Perforation due to Foreign Body Impaction in Children: A Therapeutic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting by Ngo Nonga Bernadette, Jean Jacques Ze, Angele O. Pondy, Claude M. Kalla, Nelly Kamgaing, Daniel Handy Eone

“…We are reporting herein 2 cases of esophageal perforation in children seen very late (12 days and 40 days) after foreign body impaction, complicated with severe sepsis, who were successfully operated upon with very good results.…”
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A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma by Sohail Farshad, Scott Keeney, Alexandra Halalau, Gehad Ghaith

“…We present the case of a patient with a history of melanoma of the chest wall 15 years prior to presentation who initially presented to the hospital with sepsis but was later found to have metastatic melanoma in the gastric cardia. …”
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Implementation assessment of perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in pediatric abdominal surgery. by Dagmaris Losa Pérez, Sergio Luis González López, Luis Pedro Hernández Sosa

“…This method helps to reduce the perioperative sepsis phenomenon and the medical cost, achieving more quality in pacient attention. …”
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The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System by Markus Schuppler, Martin J. Loessner

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, an often fatal infection leading to meningitis, sepsis, or infection of the fetus and abortion in susceptible individuals. …”
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Splenic Abscess: A Rare Complication of the UVC in Newborn by Ameer Aslam, Emad Sadek Ahmed Shatla, Sameera Imanullah, Elsaid M. A. Bedair

“…The case that is being reported presented with abdominal distension and recurrent desaturation with suspicion of neonatal sepsis versus necrotizing enterocolitis. However, the final diagnosis was splenic abscess as a complication of an inappropriate UVC insertion which was discovered by abdominal ultrasound. …”
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