Hypophosphataemia in Septicaemia: Higher Incidence in Gram-negative Than in Gram-positive Infections
- 22 March 1969
- Vol. 1 (5646) , 753-756
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.5646.753
Abstract
Phosphataemia has been investigated in 54 patients with Gram-negative septicaemias; either absolute (serum phosphate <2 mg./100 ml.) or relative (P./B.U.N. 0·04) hypophosphataemia was found in 69% of all determinations. In 37 patients with Gram-positive septicaemias hypophosphataemia was present in only 24%, many of whom had additional Gram-negative bacteriuria and possible Gram-negative septicaemia suppressed by antibiotics. The mechanism of this phenomenon is not known. This new sign of Gram-negative septicaemia has some diagnostic importance.Keywords
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