[The problem of endotoxin shock after antibiotic therapy in surgery (author's transl)].
2 fatal cases of endotoxin shock after antibiotic therapy due to massive Escherichia coli infection after surgery are described to emphasize this rare possibility of complication. In cases of major infections with Gram-negative bacterais antibiotics should therefore prophylactically be given initially in low doses and only after observation in increasing amounts.
D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D002512:Cephalothin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*
D002512:Cephalothin
Zum Problem des Endotoxinschocks nack Antibiotikatherapie in der Chirurgie.