A Case of Pneumonia Caused by Ewingella americana in a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure
Journal of Korean Medical Science
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: 143-145, 2005.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Though the pathogenic significance and the reservoir of Ewingella americana have not been clarified, this organism has caused several pathogenic infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. We report a pneumonia in a patient with chronic renal failure, who had chronic rejection of transplanted kidney. E. americana was identified to be the pathogen of pneumonia with clinical symptoms and signs and radiological examination. As soon as he was treated with ceftriaxone and isepamicin, clinical improvement was followed with no further growth of E. americana or other pathogenic isolates from sputum culture. This suggests to be the case of pneumonia caused by E. americana for the first time in the Korean literature.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Escarro
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Fatores de Tempo
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Ceftriaxona
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Gentamicinas
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Transplante de Rim
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Enterobacteriaceae
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Infecções por Enterobacteriaceae
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Falência Renal Crônica
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Ano de publicação:
2005
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