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Clinical Features and Etiology of Musculoskeletal Infection with or without Sepsis in the Emergency Department.

Juan ZhangXiangmin LiGuoqing HuangAimin WangFang-Jie Zhang
Published in: International journal of general medicine (2021)
In MSKI patients, rheumatic diseases, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and deep vein thrombosis are the risk factors for sepsis. Staphylococcus, streptococcus, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, and E. coli were the most common bacteria in MSKI patients, while MSKI patients with sepsis had more C. albicans infections. Elevated PCT was significantly related to death in sepsis patients.
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