8 results on '"Serratia Infections complications"'
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2. A Case of Septic Shock Due to Serratia marcescens Pyelonephritis and Bacteremia in a Patient Receiving Empagliflozin.
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Kufel WD, Scrimenti A, and Steele JM
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- Aged, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia diagnosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 drug therapy, Humans, Hypoglycemic Agents adverse effects, Male, Pyelonephritis complications, Pyelonephritis diagnosis, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia Infections diagnosis, Serratia marcescens drug effects, Shock, Septic complications, Shock, Septic diagnosis, Bacteremia chemically induced, Benzhydryl Compounds adverse effects, Glucosides adverse effects, Pyelonephritis chemically induced, Serratia Infections chemically induced, Serratia marcescens isolation & purification, Shock, Septic chemically induced
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Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have been associated with serious urinary tract infections (UTIs) including pyelonephritis and urosepsis. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a label change to include this warning in December 2015 due to a small number of cases (n = 19) reported to the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System. Details of these cases are limited and none involved empagliflozin. To date, there has been no published literature comprehensively describing serious UTIs attributed to empagliflozin. We describe a case of septic shock due to Serratia marcescens pyelonephritis and bacteremia that required intensive care unit admission in a well-controlled, type 2 diabetic patient who had begun taking empagliflozin 2 months prior. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous antibiotics followed by oral ciprofloxacin. After discontinuation of empagliflozin and completion of antibiotic therapy, no subsequent UTIs were documented in the following 4 months.
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- 2017
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3. Acute epiglottitis due to Serratia marcescens in an immunocompetent adult.
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Musham CK, Jarathi A, and Agarwal A
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- Bacteremia microbiology, Fatal Outcome, Female, Humans, Immunocompetence, Middle Aged, Bacteremia complications, Epiglottitis microbiology, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia marcescens isolation & purification
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Acute epiglottitis (AE) is inflammation of the epiglottis and contiguous tissues, which carries a potential for complete airway obstruction. With routine pediatric immunization for Hemophilus influenzae serotype b, epiglottitis is now more prevalent in adults, with a shift in the causative organisms and a change in the natural history of this disease. Over the past 5 decades, Serratia marcescens has gone from being recognized as a harmless saprophyte to an important opportunistic human pathogen. It is known to be associated with outbreaks of nosocomial infections, but it is an uncommon cause of serious invasive infections in patients presenting from the community. The authors present a fatal case of AE caused by S marcescens in a previously immunocompetent 58-year-old woman, which was complicated by fasciitis, myositis and bacteremia. To the authors' knowledge, till date, only 3 cases of AE by S marcescens have been reported, all in immunocompromised patients.
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- 2012
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4. Diagnosis of placental abscess in association with recurrent maternal bacteremia in a twin pregnancy.
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Meirowitz NB, Fleischer A, Powers M, and Hippolyte F
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- Abscess complications, Adult, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Recurrence, Serratia Infections complications, Abscess diagnostic imaging, Bacteremia etiology, Placenta Diseases diagnostic imaging, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious diagnostic imaging, Pregnancy, Multiple, Serratia Infections diagnostic imaging, Serratia marcescens, Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Background: Placental abscess formation is rarely recognized prenatally. We present a case detected ultrasonographically that developed from a central line infection and caused recurrent maternal bacteremia., Case: A young woman with a 21-week twin gestation presented with recurrent fevers. She had received treatment for bacteremia due to Serratia marcescens. The initial source of the infection was a peripherally inserted central catheter line placed in the first trimester for hyperemesis gravidarum. Fevers continued throughout the second course of antibiotics. An abscess seen sonographically in twin A's placenta was aspirated using a spinal needle, revealing Serratia bacteria. Aspiration was performed at 22 weeks of gestation. Amniotic fluid samples obtained from both sacs were negative for infection. Over 4 weeks, the abscess enlarged and she was delivered. Twin A died of sepsis and twin B had a relatively favorable neonatal course., Conclusion: Prenatal diagnosis of placental abscess presents a difficult management dilemma. Traditional amniotic fluid studies did not predict the poor outcome of the affected fetus.
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- 2006
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5. [Serratia marcescens bacteremia in a patient with choledocholithiasis].
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García-Vázquez E, Gómez J, Herrero JA, and Arias V
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- Bacteremia complications, Humans, Male, Serratia Infections complications, Bacteremia diagnosis, Choledocholithiasis complications, Serratia Infections diagnosis, Serratia marcescens
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- 2006
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6. Langerhans' cell histiocytosis and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in an elderly patient.
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Ioannidou D, Krasagakis K, Panayiotidis J, Stefanidou M, Alexandrakis M, and Toscat A
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- Aged, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia drug therapy, Biopsy, Needle, Disease Progression, Drug Therapy, Combination therapeutic use, Fatal Outcome, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell complications, Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell complications, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Lung Abscess complications, Lung Abscess drug therapy, Male, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia Infections drug therapy, Bacteremia diagnosis, Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell pathology, Histiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell pathology, Lung Abscess diagnosis, Serratia Infections diagnosis, Serratia marcescens isolation & purification
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We present a case of a 78-year-old man suffering from a chronic psoriasiform eruption, with rapid deterioration over the previous 8 weeks. Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with skin and bone involvement was diagnosed, and there was evidence of liver and lung dysfunction. The patient was treated with prednisolone and etoposide, and initially experienced a partial improvement. Three weeks later, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis and subsequently a large pulmonary abscess with sepsis attributed to opportunistic gram-negative enterobacteriaceae Serratia marcescens developed, and the patient died. The present case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis is of particular interest because of the previously unreported development of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the elderly population.
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- 2003
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7. Case report: magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of epidural abscess complicating perirectal fistulizing Crohn's disease.
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Heidemann J, Spinelli KS, Otterson MF, and Binion DG
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- Adult, Anti-Bacterial Agents, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia drug therapy, Crohn Disease complications, Drug Therapy, Combination administration & dosage, Epidural Abscess complications, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Rectal Fistula complications, Risk Assessment, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia Infections drug therapy, Serratia marcescens isolation & purification, Severity of Illness Index, Spinal Cord Diseases complications, Spinal Cord Diseases drug therapy, Treatment Outcome, Bacteremia diagnosis, Crohn Disease diagnosis, Epidural Abscess diagnosis, Rectal Fistula diagnosis, Serratia Infections diagnosis, Spinal Cord Diseases diagnosis
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Epidural abscess is a rare complication of fistulizing Crohn's disease (CD), potentially appearing as neurologic symptoms or back and leg pain. We report a case of a large epidural abscess resulting from uncontrolled fistulizing CD, which was rapidly defined using gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Whenever caudal neurologic symptoms, back pain, and fever arise in CD patients, diagnostic MRI of the pelvis in addition to conventional computerized tomography should be considered to identify perirectal fistulization to the spine.
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- 2003
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8. Serratia marcescens bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis mansoni.
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Nishioka Sde A, Ferreira MS, Kleber M, and Burgarelli N
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- Adult, Animals, Bacteremia complications, Bacteremia drug therapy, Chickenpox etiology, Cross Infection etiology, Drug Therapy, Combination, Feces parasitology, Humans, Male, Schistosoma mansoni isolation & purification, Schistosomiasis mansoni complications, Schistosomiasis mansoni drug therapy, Serratia Infections complications, Serratia Infections drug therapy, Bacteremia diagnosis, Schistosomiasis mansoni diagnosis, Serratia Infections diagnosis, Serratia marcescens isolation & purification
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The case of a 21-year-old man coming from rural Paraíba, northwestern Brazil, with schistosomiasis mansoni associated with Serratia marcescens bacteremia, is reported. His main complaints on admission were fever, diaphoresis and chills for ten days, and diarrhoea that lasted for four days. On physical examination he had jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. Diagnosis of S. marcescens bacteremia was made by isolation of the bacterium in blood culture, and schistosomiasis was diagnosed by rectal and liver biopsies. This is the first time that the association of S. marcescens bacteremia and schistosomiasis mansoni is recognized. Although our case does not fit into the classic definition of prolonged bacteremia associated with schistosomiasis, it can be considered as a mild form of this association. With the improvement of medical assistance and laboratory facilities, early diagnosis of this association will be made more frequently, cases with short duration will be diagnosed few days after the start of the symptoms, and classic prolonged cases will become rarer.
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- 1992
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