57 results for “bacterial sepsis”
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
…vented death. However, the coroner found that without validated clinical tools to distinguish viral from bacterial co-infection, and with negative blood cultures at presentation, the discharge decision was reasonable at…
53y · Male·sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end stage liv…
Kevin Arnold Cailes, 53, died from sepsis due to spontaneous bacterial peritonitis on a background of end-stage liver failure. He had cirrhosis diag…
42y · Female·multiple organ failure due to sepsis on a background of pneumonia, spontaneous b…
…ketarinja, 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 pneumoni…
1y · Male·Septicaemia due to Streptococcal (Beta Haemolytic Group A) infection
…chycardia throughout his 4-hour ED stay, Troy was discharged without blood tests to investigate possible bacterial infection. He deteriorated overnight and died from Group A Streptococcal sepsis. Expert evidence establi…
17y · Female·bacterial sepsis (septic shock) due to Neisseria meningitidis infection
Sarah Rose Beltz, a 17-year-old student, died of bacterial sepsis (septic shock) secondary to Neisseria meningitidis infection on 12 July 2018. She contracted meni…
8y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection
… arriving in cardiac arrest; resuscitation failed. This case exemplifies the diagnostic challenge of early sepsis in young infants, where viral-bacterial coinfection presents subtly and children may appear well while com…
5y · Male·Septic shock due to Influenza A infection and bacterial co-infection with Staphy…
A 5-year-old boy died from septic shock complicating influenza A with bacterial co-infection (Staphylococcus aureus or Group A Streptococcus). He presented to the ED on 22 May 2022 wit…
0y · Unknown·sepsis leading to multiple organ failure syndrome
…0pm. A senior registrar was not called until 5.00pm, causing critical delays in diagnosis and treatment of sepsis secondary to bowel obstruction. The child's congenital heart condition may have distracted clinicians from…
4y · Male·Haemophilus influenzae septicaemia with superimposed respiratory tract infection
…ompted senior review. While the initial diagnosis of viral illness was reasonable, improved recognition of sepsis risk factors and repeat vital sign documentation could have enhanced safety netting and parental education…
56y · Male·sepsis
A 56-year-old man died from sepsis following elective bladder cancer surgery. Post-operative infection developed with clear clinical signs: e…
34y · Male·Staphylococcus aureus sepsis and endocarditis
…ly elevated inflammatory markers (CRP 234.3, neutrophils 10.8, elevated urea and creatinine), suggesting bacterial infection. Despite these findings, he was diagnosed with viral gastroenteritis and admitted for observat…
14y · Female·Neisseria meningitidis infection (meningococcal septicaemia)
…iting, myalgia, and haemodynamic instability (hypotension, tachycardia, tachypnoea)—all signs of serious bacterial infection. Hospital doctors misdiagnosed her as having a urinary tract infection or pelvic inflammatory …
3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia
…s pyogenes group A pneumonia with pleural effusions. Clinical lessons include: early recognition of severe sepsis in children requires lower diagnostic thresholds; concerning vital signs warrant specialist consultation o…
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 initially with referred shoulder pain (later recognised as diaphragma…
1y · Male·acute meningitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae, associated with diffuse brain sw…
…lures in his first ED presentation included: a junior, inadequately oriented locum (Dr B.) misdiagnosing bacterial meningitis as viral gastroenteritis; failure to recognise severe illness despite tachycardia, tachypnoea…
3y · Female·Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia
…ia rather than erysipelas. However, the clinician managing her second ED presentation failed to consider bacterial infection or follow mandatory re-presentation protocols. The RRC consultant's assessment on day 5 of fev…
2y · Male·multiorgan failure in a boy with clinically suspected sepsis and Cockayne syndro…
…syndrome (a rare life-limiting genetic condition) died from multiorgan failure due to clinically suspected sepsis following hospitalisation for acute illness with vomiting, lethargy and poor oral intake. He was admitted …
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure due to undefined sepsis (toxic shock syndrome)
…m antibiotics were not administered in Paraburdoo because Dr M. believed the presentation was viral, not bacterial. Full blood picture results showing elevated neutrophils (suggesting bacterial infection) were not avail…
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…
76y · Male·combined effects of acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis
…sposito, age 76, died in custody at Lyell McEwin Hospital from combined acute myocardial infarction and urosepsis. He had extensive cardiac history including prior MI, CABG, COPD, and recent stent placement. On 7 Februar…
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