scholarly journals Analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance patterns in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in terms of choice of effective empiric antibiotic therapy

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Grochowalska ◽  
Maria Kozioł-Montewka ◽  
Anna Sobieszczańska
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Empiric Antibiotic ◽  
Resistance Patterns

scholarly journals Failed Early Intervention of Pyomyositis in an Immunocompetent Individual

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ranna Al-Dossari ◽  
Sana Zekri
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Immunocompetent Individual ◽  
History Of ◽  
Patient Presentation

Pyomyositis is a purulent infection of striated muscle tissue that usually leads to an abscess, commonly due to S. aureus. Pyomyositis is typically found in tropic regions, but it is increasingly being recognized in temperate climates, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Patient presentation ranges from afebrile with mildly elevated WBC to frank sepsis. In many reported cases, patients may develop multiple abscesses at different sites. We report a case of a 54-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presenting with right pectoral infection. This case demonstrates the possibility that antibiotic therapy in early presentations may not effectively prevent abscess formation, contrary to treatment suggestions found in the literature.

scholarly journals Serum Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotic Therapy in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
Rawshan Arra Khanam ◽  
Md Ashraful Haque ◽  
Mohammad Omar Faruq
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Acute Phase Reactants ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Copd Patients ◽  
Exacerbation Of Copd

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable, but progressive disease. Hospital admissions of patients with COPD are frequently due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). AECOPD are very common, affecting about 20% of COPD patients. The bacterial infection plays an important role in the exacerbation of COPD patients. In addition, recent studies using molecular diagnostics indicate that a substantial proportion of AECOPD are associated with viral infection. Accurate methods to differentiate viral and bacterial respiratory infections to allow targeted antibiotic therapy would be beneficial. Acute phase reactants are capable of demonstrating the inflammation; however, they cannot be employed to make a difference between bacterial and nonbacterial causes of the inflammation. Recently, measurement of procalcitonin (PCT) levels appears to be useful in order to minimize this problem.Bangladesh Crit Care J September 2015; 3 (2): 67-70

scholarly journals Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic therapy in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 98 (32) ◽  
pp. e16775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuying Li ◽  
Xingxing Yuan ◽  
Ling Yu ◽  
Bingyu Wang ◽  
Fengli Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Antibiotic Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Exacerbation ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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