Friday, June 11, 2010

Vietnam: Streptococcus disease is very severe sequelae

11/06/2010
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Tropical Disease Hospital Central, said from the beginning of this year the hospital received 21 cases of pigs infected with streptococcus bacteria. Patients are mainly those directly exposed to surgery, raising pigs. All these cases were hospitalized in very serious condition. The patients came from many provinces of Ha Nam, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Hanoi, Thai Binh, Bac Giang, Quang Ninh, Phu Tho.

Most recently, on 25 / 5, the hospital has received a 55-year-old female patient in Tien Lu district, Hung Yen, was taken to hospital in the central tropical disease condition severe septic shock, the whole body purple Redback the necrotic spots, which appear from head to heel. According to the family of this patient the recounts earlier due to the boys play, right at home with children who have to sell off sick pigs, pig sty, she dropped only see sick pigs. The next day, her fever is high, the body grows a lot.

BS.ThS. Intermediate Nguyen, Deputy Director of Emergency Department - Treatment of intensive care, Tropical Disease Hospital Central, said patients were hospitalized after severe septic shock, blood pressure should drop immediately to drug transport circuit to increase and maintain blood pressure. Currently patients can not recover. Doctors are alarmed at the situation vasoconstrictor ability, lead to necrosis of the foot and toes of patients.

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