Maternal Mortality Determinants in Rural Kenya: An Audit of Three Hospitals by Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M. Mmusi-Phetoe, Bernard Rono, Daniel Kyalo Muthiani, Jonathan Taiswa, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo, Damaris Moraa, John Kennedy Moturi

“…Results: Leading complications were hemorrhage 34.70%, eclampsia 20.80%, and sepsis 15.80%. Mothers who were unmonitored using partograph, had reactive HIV status, were in the postpartum period, were referred from periphery facilities, and low socioeconomic levels were most vulnerable. …”
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Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting by Adeel Rafi Ahmed, Ayanfeoluwa Obilana, David Lappin

“…RRT can be used to support resistant cardiac failure, but evolving therapies such as haemoperfusion are currently not recommended in sepsis.…”
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Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre, Maury Llana Rodríguez, Yovanis Iser Filtres

“…Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, injuries overinfection caused by streptococci and staphylococci with severe sepsis, diverse bleeding, encephalitis, shock, hemorrhagic nephritis with renal failure and necrotizing fasciitis, among others. …”
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Noncontiguous Multifocal Spondylodiscitis in 3 Regions of the Spine by Fernando González González, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Dizán Mendoza Pedroza, Abelardo Loya Solis, Fernando Hernández Aragon, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate

“…Urgent treatment is important due to the high morbid mortality associated with sepsis or a fulminant disease course. We report the case of a 39-year-old female diagnosed with noncontiguous multifocal spondylodiscitis, in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. …”
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A Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Hypothesis of a Transient Direct Communication between a Penetrating Antral Gastric Ulcer and Mesenteric Varices by Hassan M. Ghoz, Shamlan M. Sheikh, Kanika Khandelwal, Joseph Fiore, Nicholas James, Joel Weinstock

“…Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare radiological sign that usually signifies an acute intra-abdominal process, most commonly bowel ischemia and sepsis. Few reports described an association with underlying gastric pathologies. …”
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A Huge Cystic Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma Presenting with Back Pain by Mahir Gachabayov, Kubach Kubachev, Elbrus Abdullaev, Valentin Babyshin, Dmitriy Neronov, Abakar Abdullaev

“…The clinical presentation of this rare disease is nonspecific, ranging from abdominal distention to sepsis. Here we present a 73-year-old female patient with 3-month history of back pain. …”
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Classification, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Applications of Inhibitory Oligonucleotides for Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) 7 and 9 by Petar S. Lenert

“…We envision their future use in human SLE, microbial DNA-dependent sepsis, and in other autoinflammatory diseases.…”
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Abscess and aneurysm: A case of tuberculous abscess causing an aortic pseudo-aneurysm by Anjalie Gulati, BS, Steven Esses, MD

“…This case demonstrates the rare occurrence of a mycotic aneurysm caused by tuberculous infection, and the importance of early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention to prevent catastrophic complications such as rupture, sepsis, or neurological impairment.…”
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Gambaran Kejadian Infeksi Bayi Baru Lahir di Bagian Perinatologi RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang Tahun 2012 by Irvina Meliya, Vetty Priscilla

“…There were major infection (neonatal sepsis, meningitis, neonatal pneumonia, urinary tract infection, acute osteitis, neonatal tetanus) and minor infections (omphalitis, pemphigus neonatorum, ophthalmia neonatorum, moniliasis, stomatitis). …”
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Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report by Ledys Pérez Morales, Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández, Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo

“…She was hospitalized with diagnostic impression of surgical wound sepsis caused by gas-producing germ. Gas gangrene was diagnosed, resulting in member amputation. …”
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Cardiac Myxoid Spindle Cell Tumor in a Neonate by Reza Abbaszadeh, Fatemeh Naderi, Amir Hossein Jalali, Yaser Toloueitabar

“…Case Presentation: The patient was a neonate referred with respiratory distress and sepsis. The initial echocardiography demonstrated a small atrial septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus, and a heterogeneous rounded right atrial mass lesion. …”
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Pola Kasus dan Penatalaksanaan Peritonitis Akut di Bangsal Bedah RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Aiwi Japanesa, Asril Zahari, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…Peritonitis is usually accompanied by bacteremia or sepsis </em><em>that</em><em> can cause mortality</em><em>. …”
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Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrom by Yusrawati ., Rika Effendy

“…Bayi kedua meninggal pada usia 7 hari dengan susp. Sepsis. Hingga saat ini, bayi ini masih kontrol rutin ke poliklinik RS. …”
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Severe Lactic Acidosis in a Patient with B-Cell Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farn Huei Chan, Daniel Carl, Laurel J. Lyckholm

“…Lactic acidosis is commonly observed in clinical situations such as shock and sepsis, as a result of tissue hypoperfusion and hypoxia. …”
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Causes of non-useful Papanicolaou smear in two health areas. Cienfuegos, 2005. by Miryam González González del Pino, Mayrim Hernández González

“…The variables were; requisites and conditions to perform the test, visualization of the cervix and presence of vaginal sepsis. <strong><br />Results:</strong> An inadequated sample taking was observed in 93 patients (76,2 %), as well as the bad conditions of the place where the samples were taken. …”
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La prévention anti infectieuse au cours des greffes de cellules souches hématopoïétiques by Mohammed Amine Bekadja

“…Ces infections, en particulier les sepsis ou les infections fongiques, telles que les aspergilloses in­vasives,sont responsables d’un taux élevé de décès durant les phases d’aplasie post conditionnement, en particulier myéloablatif. …”
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Acute Arterial Thrombosis after Covered Stent Exclusion of Bleeding Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm: Treatment Using Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis by Sarah Palestrant, M. Grace Knuttinen, Ron C. Gaba, James T. Bui, Charles A. Owens

“…Conventional absolute contraindications to catheter-directed thrombolysis include active or recent hemorrhage and the presence of local vascular infection, both of which increase the risk of procedure-related complications such as bleeding and systemic sepsis. For this reason, lytic therapy of arterial thromboembolism under these circumstances is generally precluded. …”
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Orbital Cellulitis: Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes in a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan by Chieh-Hung Yen, Shu-Ya Wu, Yi-Lin Liao

“…The origin of the infection was sinus in four patients, skin wound in one patient, and sepsis presumably caused by a dental procedure in one patient. …”
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Bacteremia and Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum: Case Reports from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal by Narayan Dutt Pant, Subhash Prasad Acharya, Raju Bhandari, Uday Narayan Yadav, Dil Bahadur Saru, Manisha Sharma

“…Due to the propensity for hematogenous spread leading to fatal sepsis, the infections caused by Chromobacterium violaceum have high mortality rate (65–80%) with death occurring in as less as one week of acquiring infection. …”
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Anemia That Presented with Desaturation: A Focus on Core Concepts by Lakshmi Shobhavat, Antonio D’Costa, Karthik Shroff

“…Although a co-oximetry would give a prompt diagnosis, there have been multiple reports of misdiagnosing this treatable condition—from being diagnosed as sepsis to asthma and even being operated for “ruptured ectopic pregnancy.” …”
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