A case of community acquired pneumonia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://sljid.sljol.info/articles/4163 |
| Summary: | <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 200%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><em> </em> </span> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span><em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa </em>is not considered as a pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) when considering empiric antibiotic therapy. It is important to consider this organism in certain risk groups such as diabetics, alcoholics, cigarette smokers, patients with cystic fibrosis, malignancy, bronchiectasis and heart disease. This is a case report of such a patient.</span></p><p><span>DOI:<span> </span><a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i2.4163">http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i2.4163</a> </span></p> <p><em><span>Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases</span></em><span><em><span> </span></em></span><span>Vol.2(2) 2012: 53-54</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal;" class="MsoNormal"><span><em> </em></span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></p> |
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| ISSN: | 2012-8169 2448-9654 |