25 results for “group a streptococcus infection”
20y · Male·Group A streptococcus pneumonia (invasive Group A Streptococcus infection of the…
…eview arranged. He deteriorated overnight and presented to hospital in cardiac arrest, dying from invasive Group A Streptococcus pneumonia. The coroner and independent medical review found the GP's management reasonable…
3y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes group A pneumonia
…ce at Mount Beauty Medical Centre on 23 December 2015 by GPs who diagnosed viral upper respiratory tract infection. Both doctors observed concerning clinical signs (tachycardia, tachypnoea, lethargy) but did not escalat…
44y · Male·Sepsis due to Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) septicaemia complic…
…morning appearing clinically improved. He re-presented 12 hours later in severe septic shock and died from Group A Streptococcal septicaemia superinfecting influenza. Expert opinions suggested early broad-spectrum antib…
1y · Female·Neonatal pneumonia, meconium aspiration and chorioamnionitis secondary to prolon…
…d labour in a hired plastic birthing pool. The mother had no antenatal care, no midwifery support, and her Group B Streptococcus status was unknown. Autopsy revealed neonatal pneumonia from meconium aspiration, chorioam…
3y · Female·Streptococcus pyogenes septicaemia
A three-year-old girl with Down syndrome died from Group A Streptococcus septicaemia after a 10-day illness. She presented four times to hospital (ED and rapid rev…
0y · Female·Group B Streptococcus infection
A 7-hour-old neonate died from early-onset Group B Streptococcus (GBS) infection contracted during labour. The mother's GBS screening test at 35-37 weeks g…
7y · Female·Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes) pneumonia with sepsis
A 7-year-old previously healthy girl died from Group A Streptococcus pneumonia with sepsis after paramedics failed to transport her to hospital despite recordi…
18y · Male·Multi organ failure due to sepsis from a Group A streptococcus infection
Alex Braes, an 18-year-old from Broken Hill NSW, died of multi-organ failure due to Group A streptococcus sepsis. He presented to Broken Hill Base Hospital three times over 24 hours with knee pain…
0y · Female·Group B Streptococcus meningitis and sepsis
An 18-day-old baby died from late-onset Group B Streptococcus (GBS) meningitis and sepsis. She was born at a regional private hospital after labour comp…
0y · Male·Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection
An eight-month-old boy in state care died from Streptococcus pyogenes and parechovirus infection. He presented to hospital twice before death with fever and ear in…
0y · Female·respiratory failure due to congenital pneumonia with hyaline membrane disease ca…
…neonate born at 35 weeks gestation, died from respiratory failure due to congenial pneumonia caused by streptococcus pneumoniae. The maternal high vaginal swab taken one week before delivery was positive for streptococc…
79y · Female·Sepsis due to urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci
A 79-year-old nursing home resident died of sepsis from urinary tract infection with Group B streptococci after waiting 6 hours in the Emergency Department without being seen by a doct…
0y · Female·Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy due to brain injury from complicated assi…
Lucy Margaret Campbell died eight days after birth from severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy following complicated assisted vaginal birth at Ingham Hospital. Her mother had a low-risk pregnancy complicated by spontaneo…
21y · Female·Multiple organ failure as a result of overwhelming Streptococcus pyogenes (Group…
Sara Hampel, 21 years old, died from sepsis caused by necrotising fasciitis (Group A Streptococcus) on 14 October 2011, presenting 8 days post-partum with severe leg pain and multiple signs…
0y · Female·Congenital Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B) pneumonia in the setting of compli…
…n a moribund state following emergency caesarean section after complicated labour and died from congenital Group B streptococcal pneumonia. The inquest identified several suboptimal clinical management decisions. Despit…
1y · Female·Sepsis (Group A Streptococcus)
A nearly 16-month-old girl died from Group A Streptococcal sepsis after presenting to a regional private hospital emergency department. She had been …
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 with fever, abdo…
0y · Female·Intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from fa…
… from intracranial and intrapulmonary haemorrhage due to traumatic head injury from a fall, complicated by Group B Streptococcal sepsis. A nurse fell while carrying the newborn to another resuscitation table after the p…
1y · Male·Septicaemia due to Streptococcal (Beta Haemolytic Group A) infection
…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 established that …
38y · Female·Streptococcus Group A Septicaemia (Post Partum-Puerperal Sepsis)
Susannah McLevie, a 38-year-old woman, died on 6 April 2006 from untreated Group A Streptococcal septicaemia (puerperal sepsis) following childbirth at Osborne Park Hospital. She develope…
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