Near-drowning-associated Aeromonas pneumonia.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1996
Abstract
Aeromonas is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen that causes a variety of different infections. Aeromonas has rarely been reported as a cause of respiratory infection, and it has been described in near-drowning-associated pneumonia. This article reviews a case of Aeromonas sobria pneumonia associated with a near drowning and considers the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 10 previously reported cases. Nearly all of the cases involved young healthy men, a rapid development of pneumonia and sepsis after a brief stable period postimmersion, and bilateral infiltrates on chest radiography. A very high rate of positive blood cultures and mortality was also noted. The epidemiological and clinical data in this review may be helpful to the clinician caring for near-drowning victims. Although prophylactic antibiotics are not recommended for near-drowning victims, broad-spectrum antibiotics should be rapidly instituted with any evidence of infection.
Volume
14
Issue
6
First Page
737
Last Page
741
ISSN
0736-4679
Published In/Presented At
Ender, P. T., Dolan, M. J., Dolan, D., Farmer, J. C., & Melcher, G. P. (1996). Near-drowning-associated Aeromonas pneumonia. The Journal of emergency medicine, 14(6), 737–741. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0736-4679(96)00183-7
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8969997
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article