People with haemophilia have lower clotting factor level of blood plasma or impaired activity of the coagulation factors needed for a normal clotting process.
Serratia: Introduction. Serratia: An infectious disease caused by bacteria from the Serratia genus. The bacteria can cause urinary tract infection, pneumonia, respiratory tract infections, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septicemia, eye infection, meningitis and wound infections. This type of bacterial infection shows some antibiotic resistance.
Acute endocarditis: Obtain 3 blood culture sets with 3 separate venipunctures over 1 to 2 hours, and begin therapy. 3. Subacute bacterial endocarditis: Obtain 3 blood culture sets on day 1. If all are negative at 24 hours, obtain 3 more. 4. Patients on antibiotic therapy: Blood should ideally be drawn just prior to next dose of antibiotic.