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A case of community acquired pneumonia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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K Jayatilleka ,

Sri Jayewardenapura General hospital, Nugegoda,, LK
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P Bandara,

Sri Jayewardenapura General hospital, Nugegoda, LK
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R Satharasinghe

Sri Jayewardenapura General hospital, Nugegoda, LK
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Abstract

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is not considered as a pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) when considering empiric antibiotic therapy. It is important to consider this organism in certain risk groups such as diabetics, alcoholics, cigarette smokers, patients with cystic fibrosis, malignancy, bronchiectasis and heart disease. This is a case report of such a patient.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i2.4163

Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol.2(2) 2012: 53-54


 

How to Cite: Jayatilleka, K., Bandara, P. and Satharasinghe, R., 2012. A case of community acquired pneumonia with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2(2), pp.53–54. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/sljid.v2i2.4163
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Published on 16 Aug 2012.
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