Nosocomial Vertebral Osteomyelitis

An independent 82-year-old woman presented with fever (40 ⁰C) less than24 hours after discharge from a prolonged (2-months) admission at another hospital due to an acute coronary syndrome and pulmonary edema which required intubation and mechanical ventilation. Hospitalization was complicated by septic shock due to nosocomial pneumonia due to extended-sp ectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing klebsiella pneumonia found in multiple sputum, blood and urine cultures. Prior multimorbidity included diabetes, hypertension, myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and laminectomy (L2-4).
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Source Type: research