Bacterial Meningitis in the Absence of Cerebrospinal Fluid Pleocytosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ryota Hase, Naoto Hosokawa, Makito Yaegashi, Kiyoharu Muranaka

“…Therefore, repeat CSF analysis should be considered, and antimicrobial therapy must be started immediately if there are any signs of sepsis or meningitis.…”
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Primary Meningococcal Polyarthritis in an Adult Woman by José Celso Giordan Cavalcanti Sarinho, Marília Soares e Silva Arcadipane, Graziela Tavares Miola Menezes, Danilo Fernando Costa Duarte, Waldenise Cossermelli, Ivan Aprahamian

“…Normally, joint involvement comes secondary to meningitis or severe sepsis caused by this agent. When primary arthritis is seen, monoarthritis is the most common presentation. …”
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Urosepsis Causing Gastric Ischemia: A Rare but Deadly Complication by Vijay Jarodiya, Chirag Kher, Sangeetha Nanthabalan, Gunjan Shah

“…He was found to have sepsis secondary to a urinary tract infection with imaging showing hepatic portal venous gas and gastric pneumatosis. …”
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Long Standing Esophageal Perforation due to Foreign Body Impaction in Children: A Therapeutic Challenge in a Resource Limited Setting by Ngo Nonga Bernadette, Jean Jacques Ze, Angele O. Pondy, Claude M. Kalla, Nelly Kamgaing, Daniel Handy Eone

“…We are reporting herein 2 cases of esophageal perforation in children seen very late (12 days and 40 days) after foreign body impaction, complicated with severe sepsis, who were successfully operated upon with very good results.…”
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A Case of Gastric Metastatic Melanoma 15 Years after the Initial Diagnosis of Cutaneous Melanoma by Sohail Farshad, Scott Keeney, Alexandra Halalau, Gehad Ghaith

“…We present the case of a patient with a history of melanoma of the chest wall 15 years prior to presentation who initially presented to the hospital with sepsis but was later found to have metastatic melanoma in the gastric cardia. …”
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Implementation assessment of perioperatory antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines in pediatric abdominal surgery. by Dagmaris Losa Pérez, Sergio Luis González López, Luis Pedro Hernández Sosa

“…This method helps to reduce the perioperative sepsis phenomenon and the medical cost, achieving more quality in pacient attention. …”
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The Opportunistic Pathogen Listeria monocytogenes: Pathogenicity and Interaction with the Mucosal Immune System by Markus Schuppler, Martin J. Loessner

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an opportunistic foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, an often fatal infection leading to meningitis, sepsis, or infection of the fetus and abortion in susceptible individuals. …”
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Fournier's gangrene with corpus spongiosum necrosis following obstructive emphysematous pyelonephritis: An exceptional and severe urological complication by EL Abidi Hamza, Ibrahimi Ahmed, Tariqi Reda, Mikou Mohammed Ali, Bennasser Abdallah, EL Sayegh Hashem, Nouini Yassine

“…The involvement of the urethra in necrosis is extremely rare, if not anecdotal.Emphysematous pyelonephritis, is a urinary infection with a high risk of progression to sepsis. Although both Fournier's gangrene and obstructive pyelonephritis are independently well-documented, their concurrent presentation is uncommon and poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.In this report, we present a rare case of Fournier's gangrene secondary to emphysematous pyelonephritis, which further led to necrosis of the corpus spongiosum, a scarcely reported complication.…”
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Splenic Abscess: A Rare Complication of the UVC in Newborn by Ameer Aslam, Emad Sadek Ahmed Shatla, Sameera Imanullah, Elsaid M. A. Bedair

“…The case that is being reported presented with abdominal distension and recurrent desaturation with suspicion of neonatal sepsis versus necrotizing enterocolitis. However, the final diagnosis was splenic abscess as a complication of an inappropriate UVC insertion which was discovered by abdominal ultrasound. …”
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Maternal Mortality Determinants in Rural Kenya: An Audit of Three Hospitals by Brian Barasa Masaba, Rose M. Mmusi-Phetoe, Bernard Rono, Daniel Kyalo Muthiani, Jonathan Taiswa, Stephenie Lydia Ojiambo, Damaris Moraa, John Kennedy Moturi

“…Results: Leading complications were hemorrhage 34.70%, eclampsia 20.80%, and sepsis 15.80%. Mothers who were unmonitored using partograph, had reactive HIV status, were in the postpartum period, were referred from periphery facilities, and low socioeconomic levels were most vulnerable. …”
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Brain Natriuretic Peptide Production and Secretion in Inflammation by Tsuneo Ogawa, Adolfo J. de Bold

“…This selective BNP increase is seen in vivo, in addition to acute cardiac allograft rejection, in several circumstances where inflammation significantly contributes to the pathogenesis of disease such as in sepsis and in acute myocarditis.…”
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Renal Replacement Therapy in the Critical Care Setting by Adeel Rafi Ahmed, Ayanfeoluwa Obilana, David Lappin

“…RRT can be used to support resistant cardiac failure, but evolving therapies such as haemoperfusion are currently not recommended in sepsis.…”
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Hemorrhagic Bronchopneumonia in Adults with Chickenpox. A Case Report by Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés, Gloria Susana Fabra Aguirre, Maury Llana Rodríguez, Yovanis Iser Filtres

“…Among the most lethal complications we can find pneumonia and bronchopneumonia, injuries overinfection caused by streptococci and staphylococci with severe sepsis, diverse bleeding, encephalitis, shock, hemorrhagic nephritis with renal failure and necrotizing fasciitis, among others. …”
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Noncontiguous Multifocal Spondylodiscitis in 3 Regions of the Spine by Fernando González González, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Dizán Mendoza Pedroza, Abelardo Loya Solis, Fernando Hernández Aragon, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate

“…Urgent treatment is important due to the high morbid mortality associated with sepsis or a fulminant disease course. We report the case of a 39-year-old female diagnosed with noncontiguous multifocal spondylodiscitis, in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. …”
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A Case of Hepatic Portal Venous Gas: Hypothesis of a Transient Direct Communication between a Penetrating Antral Gastric Ulcer and Mesenteric Varices by Hassan M. Ghoz, Shamlan M. Sheikh, Kanika Khandelwal, Joseph Fiore, Nicholas James, Joel Weinstock

“…Hepatic portal venous gas (HPVG) is a rare radiological sign that usually signifies an acute intra-abdominal process, most commonly bowel ischemia and sepsis. Few reports described an association with underlying gastric pathologies. …”
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A Huge Cystic Retroperitoneal Lymphangioma Presenting with Back Pain by Mahir Gachabayov, Kubach Kubachev, Elbrus Abdullaev, Valentin Babyshin, Dmitriy Neronov, Abakar Abdullaev

“…The clinical presentation of this rare disease is nonspecific, ranging from abdominal distention to sepsis. Here we present a 73-year-old female patient with 3-month history of back pain. …”
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Classification, Mechanisms of Action, and Therapeutic Applications of Inhibitory Oligonucleotides for Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) 7 and 9 by Petar S. Lenert

“…We envision their future use in human SLE, microbial DNA-dependent sepsis, and in other autoinflammatory diseases.…”
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Abscess and aneurysm: A case of tuberculous abscess causing an aortic pseudo-aneurysm by Anjalie Gulati, BS, Steven Esses, MD

“…This case demonstrates the rare occurrence of a mycotic aneurysm caused by tuberculous infection, and the importance of early diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention to prevent catastrophic complications such as rupture, sepsis, or neurological impairment.…”
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Gambaran Kejadian Infeksi Bayi Baru Lahir di Bagian Perinatologi RSUP Dr.M.Djamil Padang Tahun 2012 by Irvina Meliya, Vetty Priscilla

“…There were major infection (neonatal sepsis, meningitis, neonatal pneumonia, urinary tract infection, acute osteitis, neonatal tetanus) and minor infections (omphalitis, pemphigus neonatorum, ophthalmia neonatorum, moniliasis, stomatitis). …”
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Clostridial myonecrosis. A Case Report by Ledys Pérez Morales, Hidaleysi Quintana Hernández, Jorge E. Barletta del Castillo

“…She was hospitalized with diagnostic impression of surgical wound sepsis caused by gas-producing germ. Gas gangrene was diagnosed, resulting in member amputation. …”
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