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Aureus10
Streptococcus5
  • Overall, Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia worldwide. (wikipedia.org)
  • To the best of our knowledge, only 2 cases of necrotizing pneumonia caused by group C beta hemolytic streptococcus have been reported in the past. (rcjournal.com)
  • Diplococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus spp. (afrimash.com)
  • Amoxicillin targets a wide range of β-lactamase negative Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria including E. coli and a number of Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species. (toku-e.com)
  • Most frequently, Streptococcus agalactiae causes neonatal infections like pneumonia , sepsis , meningitis , and septic arthritis . (osmosis.org)
Abscesses1
  • Nocardia abscesses are characteristically confluent, with little evidence of encapsulation, which probably accounts for the ready dissemination from the initial pulmonary focus. (medscape.com)
Infections10
  • Nocardia infections should be included in the differential diagnoses for patients in species are typically resistant to common antibiot- the intensive care setting. (cdc.gov)
  • Invasive Nocardia infections are mainly observed in pa- factors, characteristics, and prognosis of patients with tients who have undergone organ transplantation (in- invasive nocardiosis in the context of the intensive cidence 0.2%) and hematopoietic stem cell transplanta- care setting. (cdc.gov)
  • Those affected suffer from infections of organs that are frequently exposed to the environment like pneumonia, cutaneous infections or infections of the lymph nodes draining them. (pediatriconcall.com)
  • Use higher doses for severe infections (eg, pneumonia, OM), less susceptible strains of pathogens, and in patients who are obese. (medscape.com)
  • While group C beta hemolytic streptococcal infections are uncommon in humans, group C beta hemolytic streptococcal pneumonia is exceedingly rare. (rcjournal.com)
  • it typically causes skin infections and sometimes pneumonia, endocarditis, and osteomyelitis. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A report of infections with Nocardia carnea, Nocardia elegans, Nocardia paucivorans, Nocardia puris, and Nocardia takedensis has come from Japan. (medscape.com)
  • [ 7 ] Case reports of Nocardia cyriacigeorgica occurring in the United States have been published, with several infections being retrospectively identified from stored samples. (medscape.com)
  • 2.It is used to treat acute bronchitis, mild pneumonia, otitis media and skin soft tissue infections caused by sensitive bacteria. (xahnb.com)
  • Staphylococcal Infections Staphylococci are gram-positive aerobic organisms. (merckmanuals.com)
Bacteria7
  • Because individuals with hospital-acquired pneumonia usually have underlying illnesses and are exposed to more dangerous bacteria, it tends to be more deadly than community-acquired pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • The resulting lung inflammation is not an infection but can contribute to one, since the material aspirated may contain anaerobic bacteria or other unusual causes of pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Infective Endocarditis Infective endocarditis is infection of the endocardium, usually with bacteria (commonly, streptococci or staphylococci) or fungi. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Bacteria resistant to this antibiotic: Ureaplasma urealyticum, Clostridium difficile, Nocardia asteroides. (jcenonline.com)
  • Doxycycline belongs to the group of tetracyclines and has a bacteriostatic activity against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria like Staphylococcus spp. (afrimash.com)
  • It is effective against the following bacteria: Staphylococcus spp. (afrimash.com)
  • Nocardia are weakly gram-positive, filamentous bacteria found worldwide in soils. (medscape.com)
Species4
  • Emanuel N, Siddique N, Greene J, Pasikhova Y, Morrison A, Ledbetter M, Handley G. Nocardia niwae Disseminated Nocardiosis: A Novel Species Presenting Concurrently With Lung Adenocarcinoma. (moffitt.org)
  • Another example of this species is Staphylococcus epidermis , which is normally found on the skin and is a part of the normal skin flora. (bioexplorer.net)
  • The coagulase negative species S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus and other less commonly isolated species are often referred to simply as coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) without further identification. (medicofem.com)
  • Staphylococcus species are non motile, non sporing and non capsulated. (medicofem.com)
Mycobacteria1
Strains2
  • A total of approximately 30 strains of Nocardia have been associated with human disease. (medscape.com)
  • Chhatwal P, Woltemate S, Ziesing S, Welte T, Schlüter D, Vital M. Molecular characterization and improved diagnostics of Nocardia strains isolated over the last two decades at a German tertiary care center. (mhh.de)
Hospital-acquired3
  • Hospital-acquired pneumonia, also called nosocomial pneumonia, is pneumonia acquired during or after hospitalization for another illness or procedure with onset at least 72 hrs after admission. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a subset of hospital-acquired pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Pneumonia in patients with milder degrees of immunosuppression due to myeloma, low-dose cytotoxic therapy, or disease-modifying agents administered for rheumatologic conditions generally should be managed as community- or hospital-acquired pneumonia, but with recognition that the disease could be due to various opportunistic pathogens, as discussed in this chapter. (thoracickey.com)
Community-acquired7
  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is infectious pneumonia in a person who has not recently been hospitalized. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term "walking pneumonia" has been used to describe a type of community-acquired pneumonia of less severity (because the sufferer can continue to "walk" rather than requiring hospitalization). (wikipedia.org)
  • The causes, microbiology, treatment and prognosis are different from those of community-acquired pneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the elderly has increased as a consequence of an overall increase of the elderly population. (ersjournals.com)
  • The results of this study may aid in the management of empiric antibiotic treatment in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia and the patients who have a greater probability of bad evolution may be identified based on the risk factors. (ersjournals.com)
  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a relatively frequent infectious disease with an incidence that ranges from 3-6 cases per 1,000 inhabitants per year 1 . (ersjournals.com)
  • Initial chest x-ray (CXR) revealed right middle lobe (RML) and right lower lobe (RLL) opacities with right pleural effusion interpreted and treated as community acquired pneumonia. (authorea.com)
Nocardiosis5
  • We studied 50 patients with invasive nocardiosis treated involving Nocardia infection, and lung PCR can indi- during 2004-2023 in intensive care centers in France cate colonization, requiring such tests as bronchoal- and Belgium. (cdc.gov)
  • Nocardia asteroides is the principal cause of systemic nocardiosis in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • [ 6 ] Most recently, Nocardia ignorata, a newer agent of human nocardiosis, was isolated from respiratory specimens in Europe and soil samples from Kuwait. (medscape.com)
  • Nocardiosis has been reported as a secondary infection in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including an adolescent with cystic fibrosis and necrotizing N farcinia pneumonia who had been hospitalized for COVID-19. (medscape.com)
  • Nocardiosis (Nocardia sp. (ucsfmedicalcenter.org)
Infection6
  • Eosinophilic pneumonia often occurs in response to infection with a parasite or after exposure to certain types of environmental factors. (wikipedia.org)
  • Necrotizing pneumonia (NP), also known as cavitary pneumonia or cavitatory necrosis, is a rare but severe complication of lung parenchymal infection. (wikipedia.org)
  • Group C β-hemolytic streptococci (GCBHS) is an uncommon cause of infection in humans, and GCBHS pneumonia is exceedingly rare. (rcjournal.com)
  • Bacterial pneumonia (see the image below) is caused by a pathogenic infection of the lungs and may present as a primary disease process or as the final, fatal disorder primarily in an individual who is already debilitated. (medscape.com)
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and its corresponding coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported as a cluster of pneumonia cases in. (annals.edu.sg)
  • Kayser MZ,* Seeliger B*, Valtin C, Fuge J, Ziesing S, Welte T, Pletz MW, Chhatwal P, Gottlieb J. Clinical decision making is improved by BioFire Pneumonia Plus in suspected lower respiratory tract infection after lung transplantation: Results of the prospective DBATE-IT(*) study. (mhh.de)
Aerobic2
  • Antibiotic resistance Staphylococci are gram-positive aerobic organisms. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Pathogenic Nocardia are members of the family Nocardiaceae, the aerobic actinomycetes. (medscape.com)
Gram-positive2
  • Necrotizing pneumonia was diagnosed, and the patient was started on broad-spectrum antibiotics (aztreonam and clindamycin) to cover all Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, pending the outcome of the sputum and blood cultures. (rcjournal.com)
  • This is unlike other common gram positive cocci, like Staphylococcus, which are catalase positive. (osmosis.org)
Pneumocystis Jirovecii3
  • Albrotran is indicated in the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in adults and pediatric patients two months of age and older. (pillintrip.com)
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Pneumocystis jirovecii is a common cause of pneumonia in immunosuppressed patients, especially in those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and in those receiving systemic. (merckmanuals.com)
  • Chest radiograph showing bilateral, diffuse, interstitial infiltrates mimicking the changes of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. (clinicalgate.com)
Lobar pneumonia1
Neutrophil1
Tuberculosis1
  • They generally include Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP), toxoplasma encephalitis, cryptococcal meningitis, cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis, tuberculosis (TB), disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC), or pneumococcal respiratory disease. (medscape.com)
Mycoplasma1
Bacterial2
  • The mainstay of drug therapy for bacterial pneumonia is antibiotic treatment. (medscape.com)
  • First-line antimicrobials for S pneumoniae , the most prevalent cause of bacterial pneumonia, are, for the penicillin-susceptible form of the bacterium, penicillin G and amoxicillin. (medscape.com)
Methicillin1
  • Most methicillin-resistant staphylococci are also resistant to ciprofloxacin. (wellmedpharm.uz)
Necrotizing5
  • In necrotizing pneumonia, there is a substantial liquefaction following death of the lung tissue, which may lead to gangrene formation in the lung. (wikipedia.org)
  • Thus, we are reporting a rare case of necrotizing group C beta hemolytic streptococcal pneumonia in a young healthy adult with no risk factors. (rcjournal.com)
  • 1 , 2 We herein report a rare case of necrotizing pneumonia caused by GCBHS in a young healthy adult with no risk factors. (rcjournal.com)
  • The diagnosis was revised to necrotizing pneumonia due to GCBHS, and treatment with intravenous aztreonam and clindamycin were continued. (rcjournal.com)
  • Necrotizing pneumonia is a serious complication of pneumonia. (rcjournal.com)
Bronchopneumonia1
  • Aspiration pneumonia (or aspiration pneumonitis) is caused by aspirating foreign objects which are usually oral or gastric contents, either while eating, or after reflux or vomiting which results in bronchopneumonia. (wikipedia.org)
Streptococci1
  • They can be found in different arrangements, namely, diplococci (in pairs), tetrads (arrangement of groups of four), streptococci (in pairs), and staphylococci (in clusters). (bioexplorer.net)
Chronic2
Pneumonitis1
  • Chemical pneumonia (usually called chemical pneumonitis) is caused by chemical toxicants such as pesticides, which may enter the body by inhalation or by skin contact. (wikipedia.org)
Penicillin1
  • Since the patient was allergic to penicillin, intravenous levofloxacin was initiated for treatment of the pneumonia. (rcjournal.com)
Atypical2
  • Pneumonia has historically been characterized as either typical or atypical depending on the presenting symptoms and thus the presumed underlying organism. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ofloxacin works in urethritis, cervicitis and atypical pneumonia. (subastas-de-carros.com)
Lobe2
Disease2
Respiratory1