[Proteus septicemias. Apropos of 4 cases]

The authors record four cases of septicemia caused by Proteus, observed at the "Hôpital Girard et Robic" resuscitation department, in Tananarive, Madagascar. The patients were young and free from visceral disorders. The first case was a post-abortum etiology with a myocardial clinical picture. The second case also was a post-abortum etiology. The course led to the septic shock and to the death. The starting point of the third case was the urinary system, following upon the removal of an urinary obstruction due to post-operative anuresis. In the fourth case, the focus was urinary with a pulmonary clinical picture. The course led to the septic shock and to the death. In all instances, the germ showed sensitivity to amikacin and to the third-generation cephalosporins. The clinical course that led to the septic shock had deeply entailed the prognosis of these septicemias.