Megapneumonia Coinfection: pneumococcus, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Metapneumovirus by Kam Lun Hon, Margaret Ip, Winnie Chiu Wing Chu, William Wong

“…We report a young girl who died of Streptococcus pneumoniae 19A pneumonia, septic shock, and hemolytic uremic syndrome despite prior pneumococcal vaccination, appropriate antibiotics, and aggressive intensive care support. …”
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Prolonged Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support with Cardiopulmonary Failure in Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia by Maris Bartkevics, Bert Hennig, Tayfun Gungor, Roland Ammann, Alexander Kadner

“…We report a case of a child survival after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of 25 days for cardiopulmonary failure and septic shock in the context of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML). …”
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A Rare Case of Cardiac Recovery after Acute Myocarditis from West Nile Virus Infection: A Review of the Current Literature by KaChon Lei, Wilbur Ji, Bhavana Bhaya, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…He was intubated and was placed on vasoactive pressors for supportive care due to evidence of mixed cardiogenic and septic shock. After two weeks of hemodynamic support, we discovered a near-complete cardiac recovery, as shown on a repeat transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and a normalized mean arterial blood pressure. …”
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Vomiting-Induced Gastric Emphysema and Hepatoportal Venous Gas: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Malav P. Parikh, Muhammed Sherid, Venu Ganipisetti, Venu Gopalakrishnan, Maria Habib, Monika Tripathi

“…It represents a spectrum of conditions ranging from benign disease to septic shock and death. Etiopathologically, it can be classified into emphysematous gastritis or gastric emphysema (GE). …”
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“The Clock Is Ticking”: The Timely Management of a Painful Skin Rash in a Seventy-Year-Old Woman by Susan Thomas, Folashade Omole, Vijaykumar G. Patel, Michelle L. Nichols

“…We report a case of a 70 year old woman who presented with a painful erythematous rash, was admitted as a case of cellulitis, later developed worsening of symptoms and septic shock, and was diagnosed as necrotizing fasciitis.…”
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Emphysematous Cystitis: Report of an Atypical Case by Karen De Baets, Joost Baert, Luc Coene, Marc Claessens, Robert Hente, Geert Tailly

“…The clinical presentation is nonspecific and ranges from asymptomatic urinary tract infection to urosepsis and septic shock. The diagnosis is made by abdominal imaging. …”
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Nineteen years retrospective analysis of epidemiology, antifungal resistance and a nomogram model for 30-day mortality in nosocomial candidemia patients by Zhang Dai, Xuhong Lan, Minjing Cai, Yunhui Liao, Jingwen Zhang, Naifang Ye, Xinxin Lu, Jiajia Wang, Yun Xiao, Yan Zhang, Yihui Yao, Xianming Liang

“…Five independent factors included Candida albicans, decreased albumin, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, solid tumor and septic shock were adopted in a nomogram for 30-days mortality of candidemia. …”
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Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

“…BackgroundBloodstream infection (BSI)-induced severe sepsis is a common cause of mortality, frequently resulting in septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS). …”
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Commercial Cannabinoid Oil-Induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome by Han Y. Yin, Nicholas Hadjokas, Kanish Mirchia, Robert Swan, Samuel Alpert

“…She was otherwise treated with supportive therapy in the intensive care burn unit and ultimately passed away from septic shock. Conclusion. In this case, we described an unusual drug-induced SJS from a commercial, non-FDA-regulated cannabis product. …”
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A Curious Case of MRSA Bacteremia and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Secondary to Peripheral Venous Catheter by Joshua Twito, Syeda Sahra, Abdullah Jahangir, Neville Mobarakai

“…The patient was found to be in septic shock. Her clinical condition deteriorated acutely. …”
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Early detection of sepsis using machine learning algorithms by Rasha M. Abd El-Aziz, Alanazi Rayan

“…Sepsis triggers a complicated immune reaction to pathogenic microbes, which frequently leads to septic shock and organ failure. Early detection is essential, but the excessive-pressure environment of emergency rooms can stress clinical personnel. …”
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SDZ MRL 953, A Novel Synthetic Lipid a Analogue, Induces Tolerance to the Lethal Effects of Endotoxin and Enhances Nonspecific Immunity by Charles Lam, Eberhard Schütze, Emmanuel Quakyi, Ekke Liehl, Peter Stütz

“…Current strategies for treating septic shock by removal of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharides [LPS]) or putative mediators have only been partially effective. …”
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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Influenza B Virus Infection in a Patient with Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Silvio A. Ñamendys-Silva, María O. González-Herrera, Julia Texcocano-Becerra, Angel Herrera-Gómez

“…Early initiation of neuraminidase inhibitor and the implementation of guidelines for management of severe sepsis and septic shock should be considered.…”
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Cecum Volvulus. Presentation of a Case and Literature Review by Ernesto Pérez Quintana, José Alberto Puerto Lorenzo, Lidia Torres Aja

“…The diagnosis of this entity is made during laparotomy in a large number of cases, as a result of its multiple forms of presentation, which can range from acute abdominal pain to septic shock. The case is presented due to the infrequent nature of this entity.…”
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Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit: Illustrated Cases by Kam Lun Hon, Ronald C. M. Fung, Karen K. Y. Leung, Alexander K.C. Leung, Wun Fung Hui, Wing Lum Cheung

“…We present four anonymized consecutive cases in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to illustrate the different clinical manifestations of staphylococcal infections, including local infection versus systemic infection, toxic shock versus septic shock, and osteomyelitis. Eczema, short gut syndrome, and scald injury may be associated. …”
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Positive Fluid Balance Is Associated with Higher Mortality and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lung Injury by Heidi R. Flori, Gwynne Church, Kathleen D. Liu, Ginny Gildengorin, Michael A. Matthay

“…These relationships remained unchanged when the subgroup of patients with septic shock (n=39) were excluded. Conclusions. Persistently positive fluid balance may be deleterious to pediatric patients with ALI. …”
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Clinical and Laboratory Findings of 12 Children with Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Eylem Kiral, Ayse Filiz Yetimakman

“…Seven patients had catecholamine refractory septic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). …”
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Bing and Neel Syndrome by S. Jennane, K. Doghmi, E. M. Mahtat, N. Messaoudi, B. Varet, M. Mikdame

“…At D58, the patient died due to a septic shock. Conclusion. BNS is a rare and potentially treatable complication of WM. …”
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A Delayed Diagnosis of Hemorrhagic Shock in a Patient with Alcoholic Cirrhosis and Ascites on Bedside Ultrasound by Madeline Bach, Julian Choi, Rory A. Smith, Sarkis Arabian

“…We present a case of hemorrhagic shock due to splenic and hepatic lacerations diagnosed by bedside paracentesis, initially misclassified as septic shock due to suspected spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). …”
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A Fatal Case of Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter Necrotizing Fasciitis: The Changing Scary Face of Nosocomial Infection by Nupur Sinha, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…Despite extensive debridement, she succumbed to septic shock in the next few hours. Blood, wound, and tissue cultures grew A. baumannii, sensitive only to amikacin and polymyxin. …”
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