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. 1969 Mar 22;1(5646):753–756. doi: 10.1136/bmj.1.5646.753

Hypophosphataemia in Septicaemia: Higher Incidence in Gram-negative Than in Gram-positive Infections

G F Riedler, W A Scheitlin
PMCID: PMC1982839  PMID: 4890205

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.

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