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. 2013 Oct 8;13(Suppl 2):S50. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-13-S2-S50

Table 3.

Complications developed among patients with evidence of systemic or localized infection

Bloodstream infection
N = 14
Infection of necrotic tissue/bile/drainage fluids
N = 20
Pleural effusion 4 (28%) 2 (10%)

Pericardial effusion 3 (21%) 1 (5%)

Pneumonia 3 (21%) 0

Cerebral abscess 1 (7%) 0

Septic shock 3 (21%) 1 (5%)

DIC 1 (7%) 0

DIC: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation