Individuals with this condition are very ill. They require urgent circulatory support in the form of plasma expanders. Beta-lactamase-resistant antibiotics will be prescribed after the various cultures are taken, e.g. flucloxacillin. Most cases recover with appropriate management, but the mortality can be up to 10%.
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