A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Bayrakci B, Uysal M, Kuskonmaz B, Ozaltin F. A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange. Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis 2010, 14: 226-229. PMID: 20438547, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica serotype Typhi infectionMultiple organ failureS. typhi infectionTyphi infectionOrgan failurePlasma exchangeAggressive antimicrobial therapyPlasma exchange therapyLife-saving interventionsConventional supportive measuresSevere sepsisExchange therapyPediatric patientsCase reportAntimicrobial therapySuccessful treatmentSupportive measuresMortality rateAntimicrobial treatmentPatientsThrombocytopeniaInfectionTherapyHigher proportionTreatment