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Kalinoski M, Ingraham NE. Ventilator-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Pneumonia in a Patient with a Negative MRSA Nasal Swab. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2023; 24:e941088. [PMID: 37837186 PMCID: PMC10584195 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.941088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Recently, MRSA testing by nasal swab has been utilized to "exclude" pneumonia caused by MRSA, given its high negative-predictive value (NPV). We present, however, a case of MRSA pneumonia diagnosed by endotracheal aspirate culture (EAC) in a patient with a negative MRSA nasal swab. CASE REPORT A 58-year-old woman presented with septic shock and respiratory failure. Chest X-ray (CXR) on admission was unrevealing; however, computed tomography (CT) revealed multifocal pneumonia. Intensive Care Unit (ICU)-level care was required for mechanical ventilation and vasopressors. She initially improved with treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and was extubated on hospital day 6; however, she then developed a fever, tachycardia, and respiratory distress necessitating re-intubation later that day. Repeat CXR demonstrated a new left lower lobe infiltrate. Blood cultures were drawn and vancomycin and cefepime were started to cover for ventilator-associated pathogens. An EAC and nasal swab were collected to test for MRSA. The next day (day 7), the MRSA nasal swab returned negative, and vancomycin was discontinued. Our patient continued to experience fevers, worsening leukocytosis, and ongoing vasopressor need. On hospital day 9, the EAC results were obtained, and were positive for MRSA. Vancomycin was restarted and our patient recovered. CONCLUSIONS Negative MRSA nasal screening may be considered grounds to de-escalate empiric MRSA antibiotics if MRSA prevalence is low. However, in critically ill patients with high risk and suspicion for MRSA pneumonia, discontinuing empiric MRSA coverage should be done with caution or clinicians should wait until respiratory culture results are obtained before de-escalating antibiotics.
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- Michael Kalinoski
- Department of Hospital Medicine, Fairview Ridges Medical Center, Burnsville, MN, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Ketai L, Febbo J, Busby HK, Sheehan EB. Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Postpandemic, Not Post-COVID-19. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2022; 43:924-935. [PMID: 36442476 DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1755186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic upended our approach to imaging community-acquired pneumonia, and this will alter our diagnostic algorithms for years to come. In light of these changes, it is worthwhile to consider several postpandemic scenarios of community-acquired pneumonia: (1) patient with pneumonia and recent positive COVID-19 testing; (2) patient with air space opacities and history of prior COVID-19 pneumonia (weeks earlier); (3) multifocal pneumonia with negative or unknown COVID-19 status; and (4) lobar or sublobar pneumonia with negative or unknown COVID-19 status. In the setting of positive COVID-19 testing and typical radiologic findings, the diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia is generally secure. The diagnosis prompts vigilance for thromboembolic disease acutely and, in severely ill patients, for invasive fungal disease. Persistent or recurrent air space opacities following COVID-19 infection may more often represent organizing pneumonia than secondary infection. When COVID-19 status is unknown or negative, widespread airway-centric disease suggests infection with mycoplasma, Haemophilus influenzae, or several respiratory viruses. Necrotizing pneumonia favors infection with pneumococcus, Staphylococcus, Klebsiella, and anaerobes. Lobar or sublobar pneumonia will continue to suggest the diagnosis of pneumococcus or consideration of other pathogens in the setting of local outbreaks. A positive COVID-19 test accompanied by these imaging patterns may suggest coinfection with one of the above pathogens, or when the prevalence of COVID-19 is very low, a false positive COVID-19 test. Clinicians may still proceed with testing for COVID-19 when radiologic patterns are atypical for COVID-19, dependent on the patient's exposure history and the local epidemiology of the virus.
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- Loren Ketai
- Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Radiology, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Division, University of New Mexico HSC, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Bao XL, Tang N, Wang YZ. Severe Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia complicated by acute intra-abdominal multiple arterial thrombosis and bacterial embolism: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2022; 10:11101-11110. [PMID: 36338208 PMCID: PMC9631156 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i30.11101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) is a clinically common Gram-negative bacillus that can cause community- and hospital-acquired infections and lead to pneumonia, liver abscesses, bloodstream infections, and other infectious diseases; however, severe pneumonia caused by hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKp) complicated by acute intra-abdominal multiple arterial thrombosis and bacterial embolism is rarely seen in the clinical setting and has not been reported in the literature.
CASE SUMMARY A 51-year-old man was hospitalized with fever and dyspnea. Persistent mild pain in the middle and upper abdomen began at dawn on the 3rd day following admission and developed into persistent severe pain in the left upper abdomen 8 h later. Based on chest computed tomography (CT), bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid metagenomic next-generation sequencing, abdominal aortic CT angiography (CTA), and culture of the superior mesenteric artery embolus, adult community-acquired severe hvKp pneumonia complicated by acute intra-abdominal multiple arterial thrombosis and bacterial embolism was diagnosed. Notably, he recovered and was discharged from the hospital after receiving effective meropenem anti-infection, endovascular contact thrombolytic, and systemic anticoagulant therapies and undergoing percutaneous thrombus aspiration. Ten days later, the patient returned to the hospital for abdominal CTA examination, which indicated blocked initial common pathway of the celiac trunk and superior mesenteric artery, and local stenosis. Therefore, celiac trunk artery stenting was performed in Chongqing Hospital, and postoperative recovery was good.
CONCLUSION We report a case of hvKp severe pneumonia complicated by acute intra-abdominal multiple arterial thrombosis and bacterial embolism and suggest that clinicians should consider the possibility of a Gram-negative bacillus infection and conduct effective pathogen detection in a timely fashion when managing patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia before obtaining bacteriologic and drug sensitivity results. At the same time, when patients have severe pulmonary infection complicated by severe abdominal pain, an acute mesenteric artery embolism should be considered to avoid delays in treatment.
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- Xiao-Li Bao
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing 408000, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing 408000, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Chongqing University Fuling Hospital, Chongqing 408000, China
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Kunihiro Y, Tanaka N, Kawano R, Yujiri T, Ueda K, Gondo T, Kobayashi T, Matsumoto T, Ito K. High-resolution CT findings of pulmonary infections in patients with hematologic malignancy: comparison between patients with or without hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Jpn J Radiol 2022; 40:791-799. [PMID: 35284995 PMCID: PMC9345826 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-022-01260-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings of pulmonary infections in patients with hematologic malignancy and compare them between patients with or without hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Materials and methods
A total of 128 patients with hematologic malignancy and pulmonary infection were included in this study. The diagnoses of the patients consisted of bacterial pneumonia (37 non-HSCT cases and 14 HSCT cases), pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) (29 non-HSCT cases and 11 HSCT cases), and fungal infection other than PCP (20 non-HSCT cases and 17 HSCT cases). Two chest radiologists retrospectively evaluated the HRCT criteria and compared them using chi-squared tests and a multiple logistic regression analysis.
Results
According to the multiple logistic regression analysis, nodules were an indicator in HSCT patients with PCP (p = 0.025; odds ratio, 5.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.2–26.6). The centrilobular distribution of nodules was the most frequent (n = 4, 36%) in HSCT patients with PCP. A mosaic pattern was an indicator of PCP in both HSCT and non-HSCT patients. There were no significant differences in other infections.
Conclusion
The mosaic pattern could be an indicator of PCP in both HSCT and non-HSCT patients. Nodules with centrilobular distribution might be relatively frequent HRCT findings of PCP in HSCT patients.
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- Yoshie Kunihiro
- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Center for Integrated Medical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Hematological Science and Therapeutics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Fujisawa City Hospital, 2-6-1 Fujisawa, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-8550, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan
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Camacho-Cruz J, Gutiérrez IF, Brand-López K, Sosa-Rodríguez YA, Vásquez-Hoyos P, Gómez-Cortés LC, Romero-Higuera LN, Rojas-Rojas DP, Ortiz-Mendez CA, Camacho-Moreno G, Wilches-Cuadros MA, Hernandez-Vargas JC, Velandia-Páez JP, Mancera-Gutiérrez LA, Palacios-Ariza MA, Beltrán-Higuera SJ. Differences Between Methicillin-susceptible Versus Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Pediatrics: Multicenter Cohort Study Conducted in Bogotá, Colombia, 2014-2018. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2022; 41:12-19. [PMID: 34889869 PMCID: PMC8658953 DOI: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) has changed in recent years. The present article is intended to establish differences between clinical, laboratory and imaging findings and outcomes of MSSA and MRSA infections, as well as among subgroups of infection such as skin and soft tissue infection, osteoarticular, bacteremia or pneumonia in a pediatric population from Bogota, Colombia. METHODS Retrospective cohort study using clinical records of patients under 18 years of age treated at the participating centers in Bogota, Colombia, between 2014 and 2018. The first positive S. aureus culture was studied. MSSA and MRSA were compared. The χ2 test, Fisher exact test, and Kruskal-Wallis test were calculated, and the statistical significance was presented using the difference and its 95% CI. RESULTS Five hundred fifty-one patients were included; 211 (38%) corresponded to MRSA and 340 (62%) to MSSA for a total of 703 cultures. A significantly higher probability of having an MSSA infection than MRSA was found in patients with previous heart disease (3.3% vs. 0.5%), neurologic disease (5.9% vs. 2.5%), recent major surgeries (11% vs. 5%) or who has an implanted device (11% vs. 4%). In contrast, in severe MRSA infections (bacteremia, osteoarticular infections and pneumonia), a higher rate of complications was seen (admission to the pediatric intensive care unit, mechanical ventilation and vasoactive support), and in osteoarticular MRSA, more than 1 surgery per case was seen (89% vs. 61%). Laboratory results and mortality were similar. CONCLUSIONS MRSA was associated with a more severe course in bacteremia, osteoarticular infections and pneumonia. Some classical risk factors associated with MRSA infections were found to be related to MSSA. In general, with the exception of skin and soft tissue infection, there was an increased risk of pediatric intensive care unit admission and mechanical and inotropic support with MRSA in a pediatric population.
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- Jhon Camacho-Cruz
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Sociedad de Cirugía de Bogotá-Hospital de San José
- Departamento de Pediatría, Clínica Pediátrica, Clínica Colsanitas SA
- Facultad de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Clínica Santa María del Lago, Clínica Colsanitas SA
- Facultad de Medicina, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas
- Colsubsidio Investiga Research Group, Clínica Infantil Colsubsidio
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Sociedad de cirugía de Bogotá-Hospital de San José and Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José
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- Department of Pediatrics, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Sociedad de cirugía de Bogotá-Hospital de San José
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- Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Hospital Infantil Universitario de San José and Universidad Nacional de Colombia
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Cook AE, Garrana SH, Martínez-Jiménez S, Rosado-de-Christenson ML. Imaging Patterns of Pneumonia. Semin Roentgenol 2021; 57:18-29. [DOI: 10.1053/j.ro.2021.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kunihiro Y, Tanaka N, Kawano R, Matsumoto T, Kobayashi T, Yujiri T, Kubo M, Gondo T, Ito K. Differentiation of pulmonary complications with extensive ground-glass attenuation on high-resolution CT in immunocompromised patients. Jpn J Radiol 2021; 39:868-876. [PMID: 33945100 PMCID: PMC8093369 DOI: 10.1007/s11604-021-01122-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the high-resolution CT (HRCT) findings of pulmonary infectious and noninfectious complications with extensive ground-glass attenuation (GGA) in immunocompromised patients. Materials and methods One hundred fifty-two immunocompromised patients with pulmonary complications that showed extensive GGA (> 50% of the whole lung on HRCT) were included in this study. The diagnoses of the 152 patients were as follows: pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), n = 82; drug-induced pneumonia, n = 38; bacterial pneumonia, n = 9; cytomegalovirus pneumonia, n = 6; idiopathic pneumonia syndrome, n = 6; diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH), n = 4; fungal infection, n = 3; tuberculosis, n = 2 and pulmonary edema, n = 2. Two chest radiologists retrospectively evaluated the CT criteria, which consisted of 12 findings. Results The nodule (p = 0.015), the bronchovascular bundle (BVB) thickening (p = 0.001), and the interlobular septum (ILS) thickening (p = 0.002) were significantly infrequent in PCP. The ILS thickening was significantly frequent in drug-induced pneumonia (p < 0.001) though it was also frequent in other noninfectious and infectious diseases. The BVB thickening was significantly frequent in bacterial pneumonia (p = 0.005). The nodule was significantly frequent in DAH (p = 0.049). Conclusion Nodules, BVB thickening, and ILS thickening could be useful HRCT findings for the differential diagnosis of pulmonary complications in immunocompromised patients with extensive GGA.
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- Yoshie Kunihiro
- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Center for Integrated Medical Research, Hiroshima University Hospital, Kasumi 1-2-3 Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi - Ube Medical Center, 685 Higashikiwa, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-0241, Japan
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- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Hematological Science and Therapeutics, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, Fujisawa City Hospital, 2-6-1 Fujisawa, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, 251-8550, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi, 755-8505, Japan
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Differential diagnosis of pulmonary infections in immunocompromised patients using high-resolution computed tomography. Eur Radiol 2019; 29:6089-6099. [DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06235-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Spectrum of imaging findings in pulmonary infections. Part 1: Bacterial and viral. Pol J Radiol 2019; 84:e205-e213. [PMID: 31481992 PMCID: PMC6717952 DOI: 10.5114/pjr.2019.85812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Chest radiography is generally the first imaging modality used for the evaluation of pneumonia. It can establish the presence of pneumonia, determine its extent and location, and assess the response to treatment. Computed tomography is not used for the initial evaluation of pneumonia, but it may be used when the response to treatment is unusually slow. It helps to identify complications, detect any underlying chronic pulmonary disease, and also to characterise complex pneumonias. Although not diagnostic, certain imaging findings may suggest a particular microbial cause over others. Knowledge of whether pneumonia is community-acquired or nosocomial, as well as the age and immune status of the patient, can help us in narrowing the differential diagnoses. The purpose of this article is to briefly review the various pulmonary imaging manifestations of pathogenic organisms. This knowledge along with clinical history and laboratory investigations of the patient may help in guiding the treatment of pneumonia.
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Chest High-resolution Computed Tomography Findings in 601 Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Acad Radiol 2018; 25:407-414. [PMID: 29195785 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2017.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Pulmonary involvement in inflammatory bowel disease may reflect the common embryonic origin of the gastrointestinal tract and the bronchial tree. No studies have compared pulmonary high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings between ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn disease (CD). This study aimed to assess the relationship between pulmonary HRCT findings and inflammatory bowel disease activity and to compare HRCT findings between UC and CD. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively identified 601 consecutive patients (350 with UC and 251 with CD) who had undergone chest HRCT examinations at our institutions between April 2004 and April 2016. Parenchymal abnormalities, enlarged lymph nodes, and pleural effusion were evaluated on HRCT. RESULTS One hundred sixty-seven patients (94 men, 73 women; aged 12-86 years, mean: 47.2 years) with UC and 93 patients (61 men, 32 women; aged 12-71 years, mean: 37.9 years) with CD had abnormal findings on chest HRCT. The HRCT findings of UC and CD mainly consisted of centrilobular nodules (in 49.1% and 45.2% of cases, respectively) and bronchial wall thickening (in 31.7% and 54.8%, respectively). There was no relationship between HRCT findings and disease activity. Bronchial wall thickening was significantly more frequent in patients with CD than in those with UC (P < .001). CONCLUSION The main chest HRCT findings in UC and CD are centrilobular nodules and bronchial wall thickening. There are differences in HRCT findings between UC and CD.
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Chou DW, Wu SL, Chung KM, Han SC, Cheung BMH. Septic Pulmonary Embolism Requiring Critical Care: Clinicoradiological Spectrum, Causative Pathogens and Outcomes. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2016; 71:562-569. [PMID: 27759843 PMCID: PMC5054769 DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2016(10)02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES: Septic pulmonary embolism is an uncommon but life-threatening disorder. However, data on patients with septic pulmonary embolism who require critical care have not been well reported. This study elucidated the clinicoradiological spectrum, causative pathogens and outcomes of septic pulmonary embolism in patients requiring critical care. METHODS: The electronic medical records of 20 patients with septic pulmonary embolism who required intensive care unit admission between January 2005 and December 2013 were reviewed. RESULTS: Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome developed in 85% of the patients, and acute respiratory failure was the most common organ failure (75%). The most common computed tomographic findings included a feeding vessel sign (90%), peripheral nodules without cavities (80%) or with cavities (65%), and peripheral wedge-shaped opacities (75%). The most common primary source of infection was liver abscess (40%), followed by pneumonia (25%). The two most frequent causative pathogens were Klebsiella pneumoniae (50%) and Staphylococcus aureus (35%). Compared with survivors, nonsurvivors had significantly higher serum creatinine, arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores, and they were significantly more likely to have acute kidney injury, disseminated intravascular coagulation and lung abscesses. The in-hospital mortality rate was 30%. Pneumonia was the most common cause of death, followed by liver abscess. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with septic pulmonary embolism who require critical care, especially those with pneumonia and liver abscess, are associated with high mortality. Early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic therapy, surgical intervention and respiratory support are essential.
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- Deng-Wei Chou
- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan/Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Chung-Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan/Taiwan
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- Department of Long Term Care, Chung-Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan/Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan/Taiwan
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- Department of Radiology, Tainan Municipal Hospital, Tainan/Taiwan
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Wan TW, Tomita Y, Saita N, Konno K, Iwao Y, Hung WC, Teng LJ, Yamamoto T. Emerging ST121/agr4 community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) with strong adhesin and cytolytic activities: trigger for MRSA pneumonia and fatal aspiration pneumonia in an influenza-infected elderly. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 13:17-21. [PMID: 27358743 PMCID: PMC4917487 DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2015] [Revised: 05/15/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The pathogenesis of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) pneumonia in influenza-infected elderly individuals has not yet been elucidated in detail. In the present study, a 92-year-old man infected with influenza developed CA-MRSA pneumonia. His CA-MRSA was an emerging type, originated in ST121/agr4 S. aureus, with diversities of Panton–Valentine leucocidin (PVL)−/spat5110/SCCmecV+ versus PVL+/spat159(etc.)/SCCmec−, but with common virulence potentials of strong adhesin and cytolytic activities. Resistance to erythromycin/clindamycin (inducible-type) and gentamicin was detected. Pneumonia improved with the administration of levofloxacin, but with the subsequent development of fatal aspiration pneumonia. Hence, characteristic CA-MRSA with strong adhesin and cytolytic activities triggered influenza-related sequential complications.
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- T-W Wan
- Department of Epidemiology, Genomics, and Evolution, International Medical Education and Research Centre, Niigata, Japan; Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Developmental Therapeutics Branch, Centre for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Konno Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Konno Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Genomics, and Evolution, International Medical Education and Research Centre, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Epidemiology, Genomics, and Evolution, International Medical Education and Research Centre, Niigata, Japan
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High-resolution Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Pulmonary Nocardiosis. Acad Radiol 2016; 23:290-6. [PMID: 26774738 DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2015] [Revised: 11/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES Nocardiosis is difficult to diagnose, and the diagnosis is thus frequently delayed. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings of patients with pulmonary nocardiosis have been documented in few reports. Our study objective was to assess HRCT findings of patients with pulmonary nocardiosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a retrospective study of 20 consecutive patients with pulmonary Nocardia infections who underwent HRCT of the chest at our institutions from January 2011 to August 2014. After the exclusion of two patients with concurrent infections, the study group comprised 18 patients (11 men, 7 women; age range, 39-83 years; mean, 67.9 years) with pulmonary Nocardia infections. Parenchymal abnormalities, enlarged lymph nodes, and pleural effusion were evaluated on HRCT. RESULTS Underlying conditions included respiratory disease (n = 6, 33.3%), collagen diseases (n = 5, 27.8%), and diabetes mellitus (n = 4, 22.2%). All patients showed abnormal HRCT findings, including the presence of a nodule/mass (n = 17, 94.4%), ground-glass opacity (n = 14, 77.8%), interlobular septal thickening (n = 14, 77.8%), and cavitation (n = 12, 66.7%). Pleural effusion was seen in two patients. There were no cases of lymph node enlargement. CONCLUSIONS Among the HRCT findings in patients with pneumonia, a nodule/mass with interlobular septal thickening and/or cavitation are suggestive of pulmonary nocardiosis.
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Schoepf UJ, Meinel FG. Pulmonary Infections: Imaging with CT. MULTIDETECTOR-ROW CT OF THE THORAX 2016:131-161. [PMCID: PMC7120395 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30355-0_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Computed tomography (CT) plays a key role in various kinds of pulmonary infections especially in immunocompromised patients, owing to its much higher sensitivity and specificity than the traditionally performed chest X-ray. CT permits the detection of the main infectious pattern and associated findings with high confidence and allows for the precise assessment of all involved structures, to potentially guide a bronchoalveolar lavage or another diagnostic procedure, and to ensure a reliable follow-up. It may be performed at a carefully chosen dose, which may nearly reach that of a chest X-ray in specific situations. The importance of post-processing tools is undeniable in some conditions, in particular for the evaluation of micronodules in the immunocompromised population. The wide spectrum of features of specific organisms according to the immune status, such as in aspergillosis or tuberculosis, must be known, as well as the potential of atypical presentations in case of Pneumocystis jirovecii (PCP) pneumonia when occurring in non-HIV immunocompromised patients. In all cases, underlying disorders must be considered as well as all the differential diagnoses. Overall, CT definitely helps clinicians to diagnose pulmonary infections and to make treatment decisions, especially in vulnerable patients.
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- U. Joseph Schoepf
- Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina USA
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- Institute for Clinical Radiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Mortensen KH, Babar JL, Balan A. Multidetector CT of pulmonary cavitation: filling in the holes. Clin Radiol 2015; 70:446-56. [PMID: 25623513 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pulmonary cavitation causes significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis of the presence and aetiology of a cavity is therefore crucial in order to avoid further demise in both the localized pulmonary and systemic disorders that may manifest with pulmonary cavity formation. Multidetector CT has become the principal diagnostic technique for detecting pulmonary cavitation and its complications. This review provides an overview of the aetiologies and their imaging findings using this technique. Combining a literature review with case illustration, a synopsis of the different imaging features and constellations is provided, which may suggest a particular cause and aid the differentiation from diseases with similar findings.
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- K H Mortensen
- University Department of Radiology, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK; Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Okada F, Sato H, Omeri AK, Ono A, Tokuyama K, Ando Y, Matsumoto A, Ogata M, Kohno K, Takano K, Mori H. Chest HRCT findings in acute transformation of adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia. Eur Radiol 2015; 25:1607-13. [PMID: 25576228 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-014-3565-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2014] [Revised: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess chest high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings in patients with acute transformation of adult T cell leukaemia/lymphoma (ATLL). METHODS We retrospectively identified 72 consecutive patients at our institution with ATLL between October 2000 and March 2014. The cases included acute type (n = 20), lymphoma type (n = 21), smouldering type (n = 24) and chronic type (n = 7). Sixteen (7 men, 9 women; aged 36-85 years, mean 63.3 years) of 31 patients (24 with smouldering and seven with chronic type; 51.6 %) developed acute transformation of ATLL, and had undergone chest HRCT examinations. Parenchymal abnormalities, enlarged lymph nodes, pericardial effusion, pleural effusion and skin lesions were evaluated on HRCT. RESULTS Chest HRCT of 15 of the 16 patients showed abnormal findings, including ground-glass opacity (GGO) (n = 8), consolidation (n = 5), interlobular septal thickening (n = 5) and nodules (n = 5). Pleural effusion was found in five patients, lymph node enlargement in 10 patients and multiple skin thickening in two patients. CONCLUSIONS Almost all patients with acute transformation of ATLL had abnormal findings on chest HRCT, which consisted mainly of lymph node enlargement, GGO, interlobular septal thickening, nodules and bilateral pleural effusions. KEY POINTS • The recognition of CT findings of acute transformation is important • Almost all patients with acute transformation have abnormal findings on HRCT • Characteristic CT features are present in acute transformation of indolent ATLL.
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- Fumito Okada
- Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Yufu, Oita, 879-5593, Japan,
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Fujita K, Ito Y, Hirai T, Kubo T, Togashi K, Ichiyama S, Mishima M. Prevalence and risk factors for chronic co-infection in pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex disease. BMJ Open Respir Res 2014; 1:e000050. [PMID: 25478192 PMCID: PMC4212714 DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2014-000050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2014] [Accepted: 08/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Background Patients with pulmonary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease are often co-infected with various pathogenic microorganisms. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of co-infection with non-MAC pathogens and the risk factors associated with co-infection in patients with pulmonary MAC disease. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the patient characteristics, microbiological results and chest CT findings in 275 patients with pulmonary MAC who visited the Kyoto University Hospital from January 2001 to May 2013. We defined chronic pathogenic co-infection as the isolation of non-MAC pathogens from sputum samples taken on more than two visits that occurred at least 3 months apart. Results The participants were predominantly female (74.5%) and infected with M. avium (75.6%). Chronic co-infection with any pathogen was observed in 124 patients (45.1%). Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA; n=64), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n=35) and Aspergillus spp (n=18) were the most prevalent pathogens. The adjusted factors were chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; OR=4.2, 95% CI 1.6 to 13.1) and pulmonary M. intracellulare disease (OR=2.2, 95% CI 1.1 to 4.4) in chronic co-infections; COPD (OR=4.2, 95% CI 2.1 to 31.4), long duration of MAC disease (OR=2.2, 95% CI 1.2 to 4.4) and nodules (OR=3.5, 95% CI 1.2 to 13.2) in chronic MSSA co-infection; COPD (OR=7.5, 95% CI 2.1 to 31.4) and lower lobe involvement (OR=9.9, 95% CI 2.0 to 90.6) in chronic P. aeruginosa co-infection; and use of systemic corticosteroids (OR=7.1, 95% CI 1.2 to 50.9) and pulmonary M. intracellulare disease (OR=4.0, 95% CI 1.1 to 14.5) in chronic Aspergillus spp co-infection. Conclusions Patients with pulmonary MAC disease frequently had chronic co-infections with pathogenic microorganisms such as MSSA, P. aeruginosa and Aspergillus. The risk factors for chronic co-infection were COPD and pulmonary M. intracellulare disease.
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- Kohei Fujita
- Department of Respiratory Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Nuclear Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine , Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University , Kyoto , Japan
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Okada F, Ono A, Ando Y, Nakayama T, Ishii H, Hiramatsu K, Sato H, Kira A, Otabe M, Mori H. High-resolution CT findings in Streptococcus milleri pulmonary infection. Clin Radiol 2013; 68:e331-7. [PMID: 23518496 DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2013.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2012] [Revised: 01/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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AIM To assess pulmonary high-resolution computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with acute Streptococcus milleri pulmonary infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty consecutive patients with acute S. milleri pneumonia who had undergone high-resolution CT chest examinations between January 2004 and March 2010 were retrospectively identified. Twenty-seven patients with concurrent infections were excluded. The final study group comprised 33 patients (25 men, 8 women; aged 20-88 years, mean 63.1 years) with S. milleri infection. The patients' clinical findings were assessed. Parenchymal abnormalities, enlarged lymph nodes, and pleural effusion were evaluated on high-resolution CT. RESULTS Underlying conditions included malignancy (n = 15), a smoking habit (n = 11), and diabetes mellitus (n = 8). CT images of all patients showed abnormal findings, including ground-glass opacity (n = 24), bronchial wall thickening (n = 23), consolidation (n = 17), and cavities (n = 7). Pleural effusion was found in 18 patients, and complex pleural effusions were found in seven patients. CONCLUSION Pulmonary infection caused by S. milleri was observed mostly in male patients with underlying conditions such as malignancy or a smoking habit. The CT findings in patients with S. milleri consisted mainly of ground-glass opacity, bronchial wall thickening, pleural effusions, and cavities.
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- F Okada
- Department of Radiology, Oita University, Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
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Okada F, Ono A, Ando Y, Nakayama T, Ishii R, Sato H, Kira A, Tokimatsu I, Kadota J, Mori H. Thin-section CT findings in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pulmonary infection. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:1533-8. [PMID: 22844034 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/54468236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess clinical and pulmonary thin-section CT findings in patients with acute Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) pulmonary infection. METHODS We retrospectively identified 44 patients with acute PA pneumonia who had undergone chest thin-section CT examinations between January 2004 and December 2010. We excluded nine patients with concurrent infections. The final study group comprised 35 patients (21 males, 14 females; age range 30-89 years, mean age 66.9 years) with PA pneumonia. The patients' clinical findings were assessed. Parenchymal abnormalities, enlarged lymph nodes and pleural effusion were evaluated on thin-section CT. RESULTS Underlying diseases included malignancy (n=13), a smoking habit (n=11) and cardiac disease (n=8). CT scans of all patients revealed abnormal findings, including ground-glass opacity (n=34), bronchial wall thickening (n=31), consolidation (n=23) and cavities (n=5). Pleural effusion was found in 15 patients. CONCLUSION PA pulmonary infection was observed in patients with underlying diseases such as malignancy or a smoking habit. The CT findings in patients with PA consisted mainly of ground-glass attenuation and bronchial wall thickening. ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE The CT findings consisted mainly of ground-glass attenuation, bronchial wall thickening and cavities. These findings in patients with an underlying disease such as malignancy or a smoking habit may be suggestive of pneumonia caused by PA infection.
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- F Okada
- Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.
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Okada F, Ando Y, Matsushita S, Ishii R, Nakayama T, Morikawa K, Ono A, Maeda T, Mori H. Thin-section CT findings of patients with acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia with and without concurrent infection. Br J Radiol 2012; 85:e357-64. [PMID: 22215884 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/18544730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare the pulmonary thin-section CT findings of patients with acute Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia with and without concurrent infection. METHODS The study group comprised 86 patients with acute S. pneumoniae pneumonia, 36 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with Haemophilus influenzae infection, 26 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection and 22 patients with S. pneumoniae pneumonia combined with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection. We compared the thin-section CT findings among the groups. RESULTS Centrilobular nodules and bronchial wall thickening were significantly more frequent in patients with pneumonia caused by concurrent infection (H. influenzae: p<0.001 and p<0.001, P. aeruginosa: p<0.001 and p<0.001, MSSA: p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively) than in those infected with S. pneumoniae alone. Cavity and bilateral pleural effusions were significantly more frequent in cases of S. pneumoniae pneumonia with concurrent P. aeruginosa infection than in cases of S. pneumoniae pneumonia alone (p<0.001 and p<0.001, respectively) or with concurrent H. influenzae (p<0.05 and p<0.001, respectively) or MSSA infection (p<0.05 and p<0.05, respectively). CONCLUSIONS When a patient with S. pneumoniae pneumonia has centrilobular nodules, bronchial wall thickening, cavity or bilateral pleural effusions on CT images, concurrent infection should be considered.
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- F Okada
- Department of Radiology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan.
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