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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
We prospectively evaluated lower respiratory tract infections in solid organ transplantation (SOT) patients to determine the microbiologic diagnosis and clinical outcomes. We diagnosed 83 cases of pneumonia, 38 of which were community acquired and 45 were nosocomial. Those with bilateral infiltrates or absence of improvement after 3 days of treatment underwent fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Bacterial pneumonia was the most frequent diagnosis and mixed infection predominated in the nosocomial group (11/45 nosocomial versus 1/38 community). Fiberoptic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage had higher diagnostic yield in nosocomial pneumonia (77% versus 47%). Mortality differences between the 2 groups were 58% nosocomial versus 8% community-acquired infections (P < 0.001). SOT patients with nosocomial pneumonia, or those who needed mechanical ventilation, had a high mortality rate and benefits from the fiberoptic diagnostic techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
47-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Bacteria, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Bronchoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Community-Acquired Infections, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Cross Infection, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Microbiological Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Organ Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Pneumonia, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Pneumonia, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Sputum, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16500066-Viruses
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbiologic features and outcome of pneumonia in transplanted patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Services of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Clinic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't