Pneumonia
- related: Pulmonology, Infectious Disease, pneumonia vaccine
- tags: #literature
Pathogenesis
- Common bugs: strep, H. flu, mycoplasma, chlamydia, legionella
- alcoholism: klebsiella
- Use Shorr score to calculate MRSA pneumonia risks. Could also use MRSA nasal swab
Diagnosis
- use of urine legionella antigen and pneumococcal antigen useful?
- sputum culture usefulness?
- colonization vs new infection?
Treatment
- CAPE COD trial shows steroid reduces mortality in severe pneumonia patients
- Add vancomycin for patients at risk for MRSA pneumonia, including those with influenza virus
- Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- CAP antibiotics
Literature
Links to this note
- Pulmonology
- Infectious Disease
- legionella pneumonia
- related: Pulmonology, Pneumonia
- CAPE COD trial shows steroid reduces mortality in severe pneumonia patients
- related: Pneumonia
- IBCC - severe community acquired pneumonia
- related: Pneumonia
- Inhaled Amikacin to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- related: Pneumonia