19 results for “bacterial chest infection”
2y · Female·Complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus)
A 2-year-old Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander girl died from complications of bacterial chest infection (Staphylococcus aureus) with concurrent Human metapneumovirus infection, presenting as l…
Male·aspiration pneumonia
…failings or preventable factors were identified. This case demonstrates the challenges of managing acute infection in vulnerable adults with chronic conditions, despite appropriate medical assessment and intervention.
54y · Male·Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
…Key clinical concerns include: inadequate documentation of nursing assessments; two nurses auscultated his chest on day 3 with conflicting findings (crackles vs clear), but this was not escalated to medical review; vita…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
… he experienced refractory seizures, ongoing aspiration pneumonia with lung consolidation, and secondary bacterial infection. Clinical lessons include recognizing that aspiration risk is high in patients with Lennox-Gas…
21y · Male·Sepsis caused by Leptospirosis (Graeme Gulliver); Group A streptococcal meningit…
Three young patients died from severe bacterial infections at rural Queensland hospitals (Mossman and Atherton). All three received delayed diagnoses an…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
…tinuously for 53 years. During her final week at Roy Fagan Centre, Dr R. failed to recognise progressive bacterial infection presenting as fever, tachycardia, tachypnoea and other vital sign abnormalities. He misdiagnos…
2y · Male·Group A Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome which probably originated in the thro…
…rapy and high fever (38.7°C on arrival). Had blood cultures and CRP been obtained promptly on admission, bacterial infection would have been identified and antibiotics initiated, likely saving the child's life. The cons…
76y · Male·combined effects of acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis
… history including prior MI, CABG, COPD, and recent stent placement. On 7 February 2020, he presented with chest pain, shortness of breath, fever, and elevated inflammatory markers suggesting infection precipitating car…
0y · Female·Sepsis
Baby Lily Irwin died of sepsis caused by ascending bacterial infection (Staphylococcus aureus) that developed after spontaneous rupture of maternal membranes 48 hour…
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
Allan Kenneth Miller, 56, died from disseminated nocardiosis (rare bacterial infection) that was not diagnosed during his 12-day RAH admission. Clinicians initially suspected metast…
1y · Female·pneumonia (staphylococcal pneumonia with bilateral bacterial pneumonia)
…reek Hospital on 25 February with fever, elevated respiratory rate (60), elevated pulse (188), and audible chest crackles, but was discharged home despite vital signs indicating serious illness. When she returned the ne…
0y · Female·Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV 1)
An 11-day-old neonate died from disseminated HSV-1 infection acquired perinatally. She presented with sepsis-like symptoms including lethargy, poor feeding, fever an…
22y · Male·Meningococcal meningitis and sepsis
…e presented to his GP on 23 November 2017 with a viral head cold, low-grade fever (37.4°C), and normal ENT/chest examination. Six days later he became acutely unwell at work with headache and fatigue, progressing rapidl…
1y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus septicaemia of unknown origin
… better communication between pathology and clinical teams, and escalation based on objective markers of bacterial infection despite clinically reassuring features.
6y · Male·pneumonia complicating influenza A (H1N1) infection with secondary streptococcal…
…, a 6-year-old boy, died from pneumonia complicating influenza H1N1 with secondary group A streptococcal infection causing scarlet fever, empyema and sepsis. Multiple clinical failures contributed: an informal unregiste…
9y · Male·Disseminated melioidosis
William Bligh, a 9-year-old boy from Palm Island, died from disseminated melioidosis on 24 February 2013. He presented with fever and cough from 2 February, initially assessed as viral illness. Over 11 days, he was revie…
0y · Male·Urosepsis and renal failure in a child with acute on chronic pyelonephritis seco…
…psis and decompensation. The ED diagnosis of bronchiolitis was inappropriate; examination findings (normal chest auscultation, fever, lethargy, respiratory distress) were inconsistent with primary respiratory infection.…
1y · Male·Complications of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Sandipan Dhar, 21 months old, died from undiagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) complicated by sepsis and pneumonia on 24 March 2024. After three weeks of intermittent fever, he attended his GP three times and wa…
36y · Female·Complications of pneumonia and pulmonary emphysema with bullae formation; respir…
A 36-year-old woman with congenital chest wall abnormality, scoliosis, and difficult intubation history presented to a rural hospital with community…
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