Blood-stream infection due to Proteus vulgaris and causing thrombocytopenic purpura; recovery with the use of chloramphenicol.
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001432:Bacteriology; D002701:Chloramphenicol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003141:Communicable Diseases; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections; D011514:Proteus vulgaris; D011693:Purpura; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000209:etiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*
D002701:Chloramphenicol
CHLORAMPHENICOL/therapeutic use; PROTEUS VULGARIS/infections; PURPURA, THROMBOPENIC/etiology and pathogenesis; SEPTICEMIA AND BACTEREMIA/bacteriology