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C. freundii interactions with healthy people are normally regarded as non-pathogenic; nevertheless, once in the bloodstream, C. freundii can cause a life-threatening infection that can progress into sepsis. As a result, C. freundii belongs to a limited group of Gram-negative bacterial species that are frequently encountered in healthcare ...
The species C. amalonaticus, C. koseri, and C. freundii can use citrate as a sole carbon source. Citrobacter species are differentiated by their ability to convert tryptophan to indole (C. koseri is the only citrobacter to be commonly indole-positive), ferment lactose (C. koseri is a lactose fermentor), and use malonate.
Infections caused by C. koseri can lead to various symptoms, including fever, chills, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. In severe cases, the bacterium can cause sepsis, meningitis, or brain abscesses. Brain abscesses have a high rate of mortality and complications, particularly in neonates.
“Sepsis usually begins with an infection, for example in the chest, skin, urine or meningitis, but in the early stages symptoms can be vague and hard even for doctors and nurses to recognise.
Sepsis is an illness that affects nearly 50 million people worldwide each year, with around 11 million deaths attributed to the condition. In the United States, at least 1.7 million adults in the ...
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs. [4] [7] This initial stage of sepsis is followed by suppression of the immune system. [8] Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion. [1]
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This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.It covers ICD codes 001 to 139.The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9.