Huda Syed A, Yadava Sanjay, Kahlown Sara, Jilani Mohammad H, Sharma Bashar
Internal Medicine, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, USA.
Internal Medicine, United Hospital, Johnson City, USA.
Cureus. 2020 Jun 12;12(6):e8573. doi: 10.7759/cureus.8573.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a hospital-acquired infection that is commonly encountered in intubated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The causative organisms include gram-negative rods (Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Acinetobacter species) or gram-positive cocci (Staphylococcus aureus). Described here is a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by a relatively unknown gram-negative bacterium, Cupriavidus (C.) pauculus that was successfully treated with intravenous cefepime.
呼吸机相关性肺炎是一种医院获得性感染,在重症监护病房(ICU)的插管患者中很常见。它与严重的发病率和死亡率相关。致病微生物包括革兰氏阴性杆菌(大肠杆菌、肺炎克雷伯菌或不动杆菌属)或革兰氏阳性球菌(金黄色葡萄球菌)。本文描述了一例由一种相对不常见的革兰氏阴性细菌——少动鞘氨醇单胞菌引起的呼吸机相关性肺炎病例,该病例通过静脉注射头孢吡肟成功治愈。