title: Hypophosphataemia in septicaemia: higher incidence in gram-negative than in gram-positive infections.
abstract: Phosphataemia has been investigated in 54 patients with Gram-negative septicaemias; either absolute (serum phosphate <2 mg./100 ml.) or relative (P./B.U.N. 0.04) hypophosphataemia was found in 69% of all determinations. In 37 patients with Gram-positive septicaemias hypophosphataemia was present in only 24%, many of whom had additional Gram-negative bacteriuria and possible Gram-negative septicaemia suppressed by antibiotics. The mechanism of this phenomenon is not known. This new sign of Gram-negative septicaemia has some diagnostic importance.
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001437:Bacteriuria; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000382:microbiology; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood*; D011511:Proteus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D010710:Phosphates