Gram-negative septicaemia during haemorrhage from an anastomotic ulcer.
Gram-negative septicaemia (Klebsiella) occurred on two occasions in a patient bleeding from an anastomotic ulcer. It is postulated that the presence of this organism in the gut of such a patient provided the portal of entry for this infection.
D000368:Aged; D002509:Cephaloridine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000382:microbiology; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*
D002701:Chloramphenicol; D002509:Cephaloridine