Clinical features of Escherichia coli pneumonia.
Escherichia coli pneumonia was clinically reviewed. Twenty-two patients with E. coli pneumonia were admitted for treatment to Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, between January 2006 and December 2008. Clinical features were retrospectively reviewed. Results showed that: (1) hospital-acquired pneumonia occurred in elderly patients with underlying diseases, such as cerebrovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; (2) more patients had complications of urinary-tract infection or alimentary infection due to E. coli; (3) previous administration of antibacterial agents did not become a risk factor; (4) resistance to ampicillin (ABPC) and levofloxacin (LVFX) was observed; and (5) mortality was 22.7%.
Center of Respiratory Diseases, Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan. n.okimoto@kawasaki-hp.jp
Niro
N
Okimoto
Toshikiyo
T
Hayashi
Mitsunori
M
Ishiga
Fumiyo
F
Nanba
Michihiro
M
Kishimoto
Shinichi
S
Yagi
Takeyuki
T
Kurihara
Naoko
N
Asaoka
Sadao
S
Tamada
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies