Table 4. Complications found in 76 SARS patientsa.
Complication | No. of patients (%) |
---|---|
Rhabdomyolysis |
4 (5.3) |
Peripheral neuropathy |
5 (6.6) |
Acute renal failure |
3 (3.9) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding |
2 (2.6) |
Acute myocardial infarction |
1 (1.3) |
Bacteria superinfection |
10 (13.2) |
Candida parapsilosis superinfection |
1 (1.3) |
MRSA |
4 (5.3) |
MRSE |
2 (2.6) |
Enterococci |
3 (3.9) |
Acinetobacter baumannii
|
3 (3.9) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae
|
2 (2.6) |
Enterobacter cloacae
|
1 (1.3) |
Serratia marcescense
|
1 (1.3) |
Total | 18 (23.7) |
aSARS, severe acute respiratory syndrome; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MRSE, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis. Some patients experience more than one complication.