Infect Chemother.
2010 Oct;42(5):296-298. 10.3947/ic.2010.42.5.296.
A Case of Septic Shock Caused by Escherichia coli after Intravenous Injection of Contaminated Propofol
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. ygkwak@paik.ac.kr
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
- KMID: 1806892
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2010.42.5.296
Abstract
- Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is a rapid and short-acting anesthetic agent that is used for general anesthesia and endoscopic sedation. It is available as an aqueous lipid emulsion and this preparation could serve as a bacterial culture medium. We report a case of a 46-year-old female who developed septic shock caused by Escherichia coli after being sedated by propofol to undergo gastrointestinal endoscopy. The contaminated propofol was identified as the cause of septic shock by pulsed-gel electrophoresis.
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