Resolution (day 8 to week 4) Gradual aeration of the affected segment Enzymatic fibrinolysis Macrophages remove the suppurative exudate. Bronchopneumonia: mostly commonly a descending infection that affects the bronchioles and adjacent alveoli Primarily caused by pneumococci and/or other streptococci Cha...
We describe three cases of acute uncomplicated bacterial pneumonia due to viridans streptococci in previously healthy adults, which were indistinguishable from those caused by other well-known respiratory pathogens. On arrival, all of these patients were treated with IV aqueous penicillin based on Gram ...
However, other studies on adults have suggested that gastric bacteria may not contribute significantly to healthcare-associated pneumonia. Two research groups performed serial microbiological sampling from the trachea, pharynx, and stomach on intubated adults. In one of these studies, 19 subjects who de...
摘要: We describe a case of pneumonia with pleural effusion due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup Lansing 3 in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected person. The 55-year-old man had been treated with immunosuppressive agents for hypersensitivity pneumonitis....
second most common nosocomial infections after urinary tract infection, but are the leading causes of mortality due to hospital-acquired infections.4,5 Organisms causing HAP/VAP may originate from the host’s endogenous flora, other patients, visitors, hospital staff, or environmental sources. ...
Antibiotics used by fewer than 80 patients are categorized as’Other’ due to their relatively small number in comparison to the total. Fig. 5 Antibiotic used in patients with Aspiration Pneumonia. FirGC: First-Generation Cephalosporins, ThirGC: Third-Generation Cephalosporins, ForGC: Fourth-...
Physical examination Physical finding are often similar to other pneumonias. Rales are usually present over involved areas Pulse rate is not coincide to the body temperate. Chest X-ray No diagnostic features on the chest X-ray distinguish it from other pneumonia Infiltrates can be unilateral, ...
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Severe cases of pneumonia may need to be treated in a hospital, and treatment may include: Intravenous (IV) fluids Intravenous antibiotics Oxygen therapy Other breathing treatments
The organism can be distinguished from other streptococci by its susceptibility to ethyl hydrocuprein (optochin) and bile solubility. The surface of the pneumococcus consists of a capsule and a cell wall. The capsule, which helps prevent phagocytosis, is composed of polysaccharides that define the ...