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Gram Negative Pneumonia
Aka: Gram Negative Pneumonia, Coliform Pneumonia
- See Also
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Etiologies:
- Klebsiella
- Escherichia coli
- Enterobacter
- Proteus
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Epidemiology
- Represents <15% of all Community Acquired Pneumonia
- Risk Factors
- Debilitated Patients
- Chronically ill patients
- Alcoholism
- Diagnosis
- Pleuritic Chest Pain (Sudden onset)
- Hemoptysis
- Thick Bloody Sputum
- Complications
- Tissue Necrosis
- Lung cavitation
- Empyema
- Similar to Pneumococcal Pneumonia
- Course
- Virulent infection with frequent complications
- Labs: Gram Stain
- Gram Negative Bacilli
- Radiology: Chest XRay
- Upper lobes most frequently involved
- Management
- Third Generation Cephalosporin
- Cefoxitin
- Imipenem
- Ticarcillin-Clavulanate (Timentin)
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Zosyn)
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)