Abstract

GONZALEZ REYNOSA, Lismay  and  URRUTIA MORA, Osvaldo. Sepsis estafilocócica. Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2001, vol.17, n.2, pp. 95-100. ISSN 1561-2961.

A retrospective study of 51 patients admitted to "Pedro Soto Alba" hospital from January 1989 to December 1998 was carried out to delve into sepsis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and for this end, isolation of germ in hemoculture was required. Data obtained from a review of the medical histories of the patients affected by this cause were: age, sex, nutritional assessment and sepsis favoring conditions. Under one-year old age, male sex and undernourished patients favored the occurrence of sepsis. Fever, affected general status and hepatomegalia were the most frequent clinical manifestations. It is stated that mortality rate from staphylococcal sepsis is high and that it is much higher if diagnosis is late. The institution gave its informed consent for the conduction of this research work.

Keywords : SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS [diagnosis]; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS [mortality]; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS [drug therapy]; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS [isolation / purification]; INFANT; CHILD; NUTRITION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS.

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