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Fulminant primary Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia and septicaemia in previously well adults.
Autor – Henderson A; Kelly W; Wright M
Zeitschrift/Erscheinungsdatum – Intensive Care Med 1992;18(7):430-2.
STUDY OBJECTIVES:
We report two cases of primary, community acquired, Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia, occurring in previously well adults without any recognisable environmental risk factors. Both patients died within 36 h of the onset of symptoms, despite broad spectrum antibiotics and aggressive supportive care. In neither case was the diagnosis considered in life and neither patient received adequate anti-pseudomonas therapy. Heightened awareness of this rare, fulminant, variant of primary Pseudomonas pneumonia is required if specific anti-pseudomonas therapy is to have any impact on outcome.