Community-acquired, hospital-acquired, and healthcare-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Community-acquired, hospital-acquired, and healthcare-associated pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

We describe three types of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. Case 1. P. aeruginosa was isolated from the blood and sputum of a 29-year-old male non-smoker who developed severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Piperacillin was initially effective, but fever and lobular pneumonia with cavities deve...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Fujii, Masafumi Seki, Masachika Higashiguchi, Isao Tachibana, Atsushi Kumanogoh, Kazunori Tomono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Lung abscess
Drug resistance
Respiratory infection
Nosocomial pathogen
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007114000227

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