35 results for “bacterial pneumonia”
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
… a 42-year-old Aboriginal woman with advanced cirrhosis, died from multiple organ failure due to sepsis, pneumonia, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and end-stage liver disease. She was admitted with pneumonia and del…
Male·aspiration pneumonia
Mervyn Roy Menzies, a 60+ year old man with intellectual and physical disabilities, died of aspiration pneumonia at Royal Hobart Hospital on 12 July 2020. He presented on 6 July with fever and difficulty swallowing; C…
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…
43y · Male·Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy due to out of hospital cardiac arrest, secondar…
… 43-year-old man with severe obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), morbid obesity, hypertension, and recurrent pneumonia, died of hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest while in custody at Silverwater Corre…
52y · Male·Pulmonary thromboembolism
…March, was managed in primary care with telehealth and face-to-face consultations, was hospitalised with bacterial pneumonia 31 March to 6 April, and collapsed on 10 April in cardiac arrest. Paramedics identified suspec…
55y · Female·acute necrotising bronchopneumonia
MQ, 55, died of acute necrotising bronchopneumonia on 2-3 March 2023. She had developed community-acquired pneumonia from 21 February 2023, presenting init…
51y · Male·Complications of aspiration pneumonia in a man with status epilepticus
A 51-year-old man with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, intellectual disability, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia died from complications of aspiration pneumonia and status epilepticus. He presented with status epilept…
39y · Female·neurological disorder of unknown cause and right axillary abscess
…g neurological disability requiring full-time care. In June 2009, she developed an axillary abscess with bacterial infection (Proteus mirabilis and anaerobes). Her care pathway included: early community recognition and …
54y · Male·Pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus
A 54-year-old man died in custody from Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia. Over 11 days before death, he presented multiple times with respiratory symptoms and requested antibiot…
3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia
…ed shortly after arrival despite resuscitation efforts. Autopsy confirmed Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia with pleural effusions. Clinical lessons include: early recognition of severe sepsis in children require…
62y · Female·Acute bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia
Rosemarie Campbell, 62, died 27 February 2022 from acute bacterial peritonitis and pneumonia following a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass at Wesley Hospital. Pre-operative failure…
39y · Male·Infective endocarditis, with intravenous drug use as a contributing factor
…sented to St Vincent's Hospital with respiratory symptoms and chest pain. Clinical assessment identified pneumonia, septicaemia, and possible bacterial endocarditis. His mental health deteriorated during admission, nece…
0y · Female·Pneumococcal meningitis
Allegra, aged 6 months, died of pneumococcal meningitis after a Healthdirect telephone triage call on 28 April 2010 that resulted in inappropriate home-care advice. She presented with fever (38.9°C), shallow rapid breath…
64y · Female·Complications of hospital acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection
…orbidities residing in specialist disability accommodation, died from complications of hospital-acquired pneumonia and COVID-19 infection. She presented with cellulitis on 6 December 2022 and was admitted to hospital on…
1y · Female·pneumonia (staphylococcal pneumonia with bilateral bacterial pneumonia)
Jezelle Lisa Gordon, a 1-year-old child, died of staphylococcal pneumonia on 26 February 2006 in Port Hedland, Western Australia. She presented to Halls Creek Hospital on 25 Febr…
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
Noah Souvatzis, a 19-month-old boy, died from Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis on 31 December 2021 after presenting to Northeast Health Wangaratta ED on 29 December. Criti…
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…
0y · Female·Pneumonia in an infant with surgically repaired congenital heart disease, premat…
…atus post multiple repairs, necrotising enterocolitis with ileostomy, failure to thrive) died from acute pneumonia caused by rhinovirus, norovirus, and secondary Staphylococcus aureus infection. She was in out-of-home c…
4y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with superimposed respiratory tract infection
A 4-year-old previously healthy male presented to Katherine Regional Hospital on 10 September 2023 with fever and eye pain. He was examined, found to have tachycardia (HR 156) and fever (39.2°C), and diagnosed with viral…
75y · Female·pyelonephritis and pneumonia
…ly Jessie Smith, a 75-year-old woman with longstanding severe mental illness, died of pyelonephritis and pneumonia on 16 August 2009. She had been in state psychiatric care continuously for 53 years. During her final we…
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