Septic shock secondary to an acute necrotizing community-acquired pneumonia with bacteremia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an uncommon cause of necrotizing acute community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Only thirteen cases have been previously reported in the literature. In this article, we describe a case of previously healthy 80-year-old male patient, who presented in septic shock caused by necrot...

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Main Authors: P. Riviere, D. Patin, E. Delaporte, H. Mahfoudi, S. Lecailtel, F. Poher, P. Villette, J. Duclaux, P. Jouault, G. Brunin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919300629