Naslov
Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with urogenital sepsis

Autori
Puntarić, Alemka ; Čeljuska-Tošev, Elvira ; Vrsalović, Renata ; Škerk, Višnja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, ostalo

Izvornik
2nd Croatian Congress on Infectious Diseases with International Participation - Abstract book / Jeren, Tatjana - Zagreb : Croatian Society for Infectious Diseases, 2000

Skup
2nd Croatian Congress on Infectious Diseases with International Participation - Abstract book

Mjesto i datum
Dubrovnik, Hrvatska, 24.09.2000. - 27.09.2000

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
urogenital sepsis

Sažetak
Despite the advances in medicine and technical achievements, sepsis still presents a motive for research because of severe clinical manifestation and high lethality rate. Sepsis is a syndrome of systemic inflammatory response to infection. Localized infections of urogenital tract often present origin for sepsis. The aim of this paper was to describe the characteristics of patients with urogenital sepsis. During 1999 a total of 53 female and 18 male patients with urogenital sepsis were hospitalized at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", Zagreb. The number of admitted patients was roughly equal during all four seasons of the year. In 57% (80%) of cases, sepsis was caused by gram-negative bacteria, and in 6 the pathogen remained unknown. A total of 19 patients developed secondary septic foci: cholangitis, meningitis, arthritis, thrombophlebitis, endocarditis and other. A combined antimicrobial therapy was administered in 38 (51%) patients, monotherapy with cephalosporins in 10 (14%), aminoglycosides in 16 (22%) and penicillins in 3 (4%). A total of 58 (82%) patients were cured, while 6 patients were transferred to other medical institutions, and 7 patients died.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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