Clinical case of Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in sepsis during COVID-19: morphology of bacteria in blood smear and complete blood count dynamics.
Woman, 61 years old, COVID-19 infection, intensive care unit.
The photos show changes in the complete blood count over two weeks and a blood smear with intracellular and extracellular bacteria.
Procalcitonin 35 ng/mL, blood culture for sterility revealed growth of Klebsiella pneumoniae.
A clinical case of bacteremia in severe sepsis: leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, procalcitonin level 84.6 ng/mL, and bacteria in the blood smear.
How to distinguish true bacteremia in sepsis from blood smear contamination and staining artifacts. Analysis of microscopic findings and fungal spores.
Detection of dacrocytes in a peripheral blood smear: a clinical case of a 69-year-old female patient, smear microscopy, and causes of teardrop cells.
