Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by European Respiratory Society (ERS) in European Respiratory Journal
- Vol. 4 (4) , 503-504
- https://doi.org/10.1183/09031936.93.04040503
Abstract
We describe a patient, who had no pre-existing disease, with bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia and adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a rare complication. In spite of the use of antibiotics and intensive treatment the mortality rate of this kind of infection remains high. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequently found micro-organism responsible for community-acquired pneumonia. In 25-35% of these patients pneumococcal bacteraemia is found, with a 2-3 times higher mortality rate than that for non-bacteraemic pneumococcal pneumonia.Keywords
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