title: [Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly].
abstract: We report the case of a 88 years old patient with cough and new onset confusion. Delirium was caused by a necrotizing Methicillin-sensible staphylococcus aureus pneumonia with bacteremia. Despite antibiotic therapy for several weeks and fall of inflammatory markers the patient died from consequences of delirium.
authors.affiliation: 1 Spital Münsingen - Insel Gruppe.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Füri
authors.affiliation: 1 Spital Münsingen - Insel Gruppe.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oestmann
authors.affiliation: 1 Spital Münsingen - Insel Gruppe.
authors.forename: Fernand
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Repond
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005436:Floxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011023:Pneumonia, Staphylococcal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D005436:Floxacillin
keywords: Lungenabszess; Methicillin-sensibler Staphylokokkus aureus (MSSA); ambulant erworbene Pneumonie (CAP); community-acquired pneumonia (CAP); lung abscess; methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus (MSSA)