TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Near-drowning-associated Aeromonas pneumonia
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Ender, P. T.
A1  - Dolan, M. J.
A1  - Dolan, D.
A1  - Farmer, J. C.
A1  - Melcher, G. P.
SP  - 737
EP  - 741
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
N2  - Aeromonas is increasingly recognized as a human pathogen that causes a variety of different infections. Aeromonas has rarely been reported as a cause of respiratory infection, and it has been described in near-drowning-associated pneumonia. This article reviews a case of Aeromonas sobria pneumonia associated with a near drowning and considers the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of 10 previously reported cases. Nearly all of the cases involved young healthy men, a rapid development of pneumonia and sepsis after a brief stable period postimmersion, and bilateral infiltrates on chest radiography. A very high rate of positive blood cultures and mortality was also noted. The epidemiological and clinical data in this review may be helpful to the clinician caring for near-drowning victims. Although prophylactic antibiotics are not recommended for near-drowning victims, broad-spectrum antibiotics should be rapidly instituted with any evidence of infection.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -