Acute Onset of Pneumococcal Pneumonia Following Instrumentation of the Respiratory Tract

We describe 22 patients who developed pneumococcal pneumonia within 96 hours of respiratory tract instrumentation. In 59% of cases, the time to onset of symptoms was <24 hours. Instrumentation bypasses normal protective barriers and carries organisms directly to the lower airways, leading to the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gardner, Julianna G, Rueda, Adriana M, Musher, Daniel M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5888258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29644245
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy047
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Sumario:We describe 22 patients who developed pneumococcal pneumonia within 96 hours of respiratory tract instrumentation. In 59% of cases, the time to onset of symptoms was <24 hours. Instrumentation bypasses normal protective barriers and carries organisms directly to the lower airways, leading to the rapid development of pneumonia.

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