Primary gram negative pneumonia in adults in Papua New Guinea.
A retrospective review of gram-negative bacteraemia in Papua New Guinean adults revealed four cases of primary gram negative pneumonia over a two-year period. Patients with primary gram negative pneumonia constituted less than 1% of all pneumonias admitted to the medical ward. Pseudomonas pseudomallei, Haemophilus influenzae and Klebsiella pneumoniae were the aetiologic agents. Three of four patients died following a fulminant course. It is concluded that primary gram-negative pneumonia in Papua New Guinea is rare but carries a high mortality.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009512:New Guinea; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology*