Causes of Septicemia

List of causes of Septicemia

Following is a list of causes or underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Septicemia) that could possibly cause Septicemia includes:

• Wound infection
• Surgical infection
• Tooth abscess
• Gall bladder infection
• Appendicitis
• Burns
• Abscess

Causes of Septicemia (Diseases Database):

The follow list shows some of the possible medical causes of Septicemia that are listed by the Diseases Database:

• Anthrax
• Melioidosis
• Vibrio vulnificus
• Lemierre syndrome
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Peritonitis
• Gas gangrene
• Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis
• Neisseria meningiditis
• Gangrene

Septicemia Causes: Book Excerpts

• Sepsis - risk factors - Sepsis

Septicemia as a complication of other conditions:

Other conditions that might have Septicemia as a complication may, potentially, be an underlying cause of Septicemia. Our database lists the following as having Septicemia as a complication of that condition:

• Agranulocytosis
• Anthrax
• Cellulitis
• Edwardsiella tarda infection
• Food poisoning
• Gangrene
• Gonorrhea
• Heroin dependence
• Leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1
• Listeriosis
• Malignant Jaundice
• Malignant obstructive biliary disease
• Melioidosis
• Miscarriage
• Neutropenia
• Pasteurella multocida
• Postpartum hemorrhage
• Pyelonephritis
• Renal carbuncle
• Sepsis
• Streptococcal Group B invasive disease
• Yersinia pseudotuberculosis

Septicemia as a symptom:

Conditions listing Septicemia as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Septicemia. Our database lists the following as having Septicemia as a symptom of that condition:

• Colibacillosis
• Immunodeficiency due to interleukin-1 receptor-associated kinase-4 deficiency
• Lemierre's syndrome
• Melioidosis
• Meningococcal disease
• Nezelof's syndrome
• Serratia
• Systemic candidiasis
• Torulopsis
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio alginolyticus
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio damsela
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio fluvialis
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio furnissii
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio holisae
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio metschnikovii
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio mimicus
• Vibrio infection - Vibrio parahaemolyticus

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Related information on causes of Septicemia:

As with all medical conditions, there may be many causal factors. Further relevant information on causes of Septicemia may be found in:

• Risk factors for Septicemia
• Hidden causes of Septicemia

Causes of Septicemia: Online Medical Books

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Sepsis: Sepsis - risk factors
(The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult)

• Although sepsis may occur in previously healthy children, it is a particular concern for children with chronic underlying conditions that render them immunosuppressed or vulnerable to invasive infections.
• Hyposplenism, either surgical or functional (e.g., sickle cell anemia), increases susceptibility to sepsis from encapsulated organisms
• Neutropenia (<1,000 neutrophils/mm³ of blood, and in especially <500/ mm³)
• Congenital or acquired syndromes of immunodeficiency (AIDS, severe combined immunodeficiencies [SCID])
• Organ transplant recipients
• Chronic use of high doses of steroids
• Patients with indwelling central venous catheters

Sepsis - etiology

The etiology of sepsis varies with age in otherwise healthy children:

• Most common pathogens in the 1st 4 weeks of life: Group B Streptococcus, Gram-negative enterics (particularly Escherichia coli), Listeria monocytogenes
• When there is a history of hospitalization, instrumentation, or mechanical ventilation: Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• In older infants and children: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, group A streptococci, Salmonella spp.

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Source: The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 2008

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