Specific pathogens | Commonly involved organs | Associated clinical syndromes | |
---|---|---|---|
Bacteria | Neisseria meningitides | adrenals; meninges | Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome |
E. coli O157:H7 | bowels; kidneys; brain | GE; HUS; MODS | |
MRSA | lung; multiorgans | ARDS | |
Klebsiella pneumonia | lungs; multiorgans | ARDS; TAMOF | |
Various bacterial sepsis | multiorgans | ||
Viruses | Ebola | lungs; liver; multiorgans | ARDS; hepatic necrosis |
H1N1 influenza | brain; lungs; multiorgans | Encephalopathy; ARDS | |
MERS-CoV | lungs | ARDS | |
SARS-CoV | lungs | ARDS | |
Hantavirus | heart; lungs; kidneys | HCPS; HPS; HFRS | |
Dengue | adrenals; multiorgans | DSS | |
SFTS virus | multiorgans | SFTS | |
Hepatitis A virus | liver | Fulminant hepatic failure | |
Fungi | Candida albicans | multiorgans | ARDS |
Rickettsia | Rickettsia rickettsii | skin; multiorgans | RMSF |
Parasites | Plasmodium falciparum | brain; multiorgans | Cerebral malaria; ARDS |
Plasmodium vivax | lungs; multiorgans | ARDS |