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S Friesecke

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PubMed2004

Two cases of severe sepsis due to Vibrio vulnificus wound infection acquired in the Baltic Sea.

Two severe cases of Vibrio vulnificus wound infection with secondary septicemia occurred during 1 week in August 2003 on the German island of Usedom in the southwestern Baltic Sea. In both cases, pre-existing wounds were inoculated by wading in contaminated sea water. One of the patients died from septic multiorgan failure. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first fatality due to a V. vulnificus infection to have occurred in Germany. Microbiological analysis revealed high concentrations of V. vulnificus in sea water along the coastline, following a period when water temperature exceeded 20 degrees C for more than 2 weeks.

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PubMed2000

[Noninvasive ventilation in ventilator weaning].

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PubMed1998

[Alveolar hemorrhagic syndrome in sarcoidosis].

BACKGROUND: Alveolar hemorrhage is uncommon in sarcoidosis, even in the presence of severe alveolitis. PATIENT: A heavy smoker with bihilar adenopathy presented with severe alveolar hemorrhage in the absence of radiological signs of pulmonary involvement. Sarcoidosis was confirmed histologically by transbronchial and mediastinal lymph node biopsies. The bleeding stopped before the installation of anti-inflammatory medication and did not reoccur within 9 months of follow up, but BAL analysis demonstrated the persistence of alveolar siderophages. CONCLUSIONS: Sarcoidosis should be considered as a rare cause of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.

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