title: Clinical features of Proteus mirabilis pneumonia.
abstract: In this study, we clinically reviewed 13 patients with Proteus mirabilis pneumonia who were admitted for treatment to Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, Okayama, Japan, between April 2006 and July 2009. Clinical features were retrospectively reviewed. Results showed that: (1) hospital-acquired pneumonia occurred in elderly patients with underlying diseases such as cerebrovascular disease; (2) some patients had complications of urinary tract infection due to P. mirabilis; (3) preadministration of antibacterial agents did not become a risk factor; (4) resistance for levofloxacin (LVFX) was observed; (5) prognosis was comparatively good (effective rate 84.7%).
authors.affiliation: Center of Respiratory Diseases, Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital, 2-1-80 Nakasange, Kitaku, Okayama, 700-8505, Japan. n.okimoto@kawasaki-hp.jp
authors.forename: Niro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Okimoto
authors.forename: Toshikiyo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Mitsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishiga
authors.forename: Fumiyo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nanba
authors.forename: Michihiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kishimoto
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Takeyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Asaoka
authors.forename: Sadao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents