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==Overview== | |||
==Laboratory Findings== | |||
===Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies=== | |||
* Patients also commonly have a mild [[anemia]] and [[leukocytosis]]. | |||
* Severe [[hypoxemia]] with a PaO2 <60mmHg can be seen in 20%. | |||
* [[Bacteremia]] has been documented in up to 3.5% of patients. | |||
*:* The incidence decreases with age, and only 1.8% of patients older than 10, have positive blood cultures. | |||
*:* In the older group, S. pneumo has been isolated in roughly 25%, with other common organisms including H. influenza, S. aureus, Salmonella, Enterobacter, and Clostridia. Bacteremia in adults tends to be more common in patients with Hb SS disease. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Laboratory Findings
Electrolyte and Biomarker Studies
- Patients also commonly have a mild anemia and leukocytosis.
- Severe hypoxemia with a PaO2 <60mmHg can be seen in 20%.
- Bacteremia has been documented in up to 3.5% of patients.
- The incidence decreases with age, and only 1.8% of patients older than 10, have positive blood cultures.
- In the older group, S. pneumo has been isolated in roughly 25%, with other common organisms including H. influenza, S. aureus, Salmonella, Enterobacter, and Clostridia. Bacteremia in adults tends to be more common in patients with Hb SS disease.