The aetiology, management and outcome of severe community-acquired pneumonia on the intensive care unit

1992 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
THEBRITISHTHORACICSOCIETYRESE ◽  
THEPUBLICHEALTHLABORATORYSERV
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

scholarly journals Severe Community-acquired Pneumonia in an Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors for Mortality

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 710-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihiro YOSHIMOTO ◽  
Hiroyuki NAKAMURA ◽  
Masaki FUJIMURA ◽  
Shinji NAKAO
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Unit Risk ◽  
Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia

scholarly journals A Peculiar Case of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Adeel Rafi Ahmed ◽  
Liam Townsend ◽  
Helen Tuite ◽  
Catherine Fleming
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Streptococcus Pneumoniae ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Multiorgan Failure ◽  
Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Icu Admission ◽  
Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia ◽  
Peculiar Case

Patients commonly present to the emergency department with acute respiratory distress; however, the differentials are broad and at times difficult to distinguish. We describe a case of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) secondary to invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae. The patient was intubated within 3 h of presentation and suffered multiorgan failure within 72 h of intensive care unit (ICU) admission. This case is a stark illustration of how the most common bacteria associated with CAP can be fatal and highlights the associated markers of severity. It also outlines other potential complications including a very rare phenomenon of cardiomyopathy with myocarditis associated with S. pneumoniae bacteraemia.

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