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Article: Antibiotic resistance in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii

TitleAntibiotic resistance in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumannii
Authors
Issue Date2009
PublisherAmerican College of Chest Physicians. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.chestjournal.org
Citation
Chest, 2009, v. 136 n. 4, p. 1119-1127 How to Cite?
AbstractAntimicrobial therapy is the mainstay of management for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Accordingly, the choices of treatment are influenced by the likely etiologies, local resistance patterns of the pathogens, as well as patient factors. As the leading cause of acute CAP, the susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae have greatly influenced antimicrobial agents and dosage recommended for empirical treatment of this condition. The worldwide emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has also led to discussion of this pathogen in recent revisions of the international CAP guidelines. This pathogen is important because of its resistance to antibiotics commonly recommended for the empirical treatment of CAP and the association with a rapidly fatal form of pneumonia characterized by tissue necrosis, pulmonary hemorrhage, and rapid progression to respiratory failure. In tropical regions of Australia and Asia, CAP due to Acinetobacter baumannii is also increasingly recognized. This review discusses their recent epidemiology, microbiology, clinical features, and treatment of CAP caused by these antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. © 2009 American College of Chest Physicians.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/157560
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2023 Impact Factor: 9.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.123
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Funding AgencyGrant Number
Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases (RFCID) of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government
UDF Project-Research Centre of Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Funding/Support: This review was supported by research grants from the Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases (RFCID) of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau of the Hong Kong SAR Government and from the UDF Project-Research Centre of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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dc.contributor.authorCheng, VCCen_US
dc.contributor.authorChu, CMen_US
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dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationChest, 2009, v. 136 n. 4, p. 1119-1127en_US
dc.identifier.issn0012-3692en_US
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dc.description.abstractAntimicrobial therapy is the mainstay of management for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Accordingly, the choices of treatment are influenced by the likely etiologies, local resistance patterns of the pathogens, as well as patient factors. As the leading cause of acute CAP, the susceptibility patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae have greatly influenced antimicrobial agents and dosage recommended for empirical treatment of this condition. The worldwide emergence of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus has also led to discussion of this pathogen in recent revisions of the international CAP guidelines. This pathogen is important because of its resistance to antibiotics commonly recommended for the empirical treatment of CAP and the association with a rapidly fatal form of pneumonia characterized by tissue necrosis, pulmonary hemorrhage, and rapid progression to respiratory failure. In tropical regions of Australia and Asia, CAP due to Acinetobacter baumannii is also increasingly recognized. This review discusses their recent epidemiology, microbiology, clinical features, and treatment of CAP caused by these antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. © 2009 American College of Chest Physicians.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.subject.meshAcinetobacter Infections - Drug Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshAcinetobacter Baumanniien_US
dc.subject.meshCommunity-Acquired Infections - Drug Therapy - Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Microbialen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMethicillin Resistanceen_US
dc.subject.meshPneumonia - Drug Therapy - Microbiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPneumonia, Pneumococcal - Drug Therapyen_US
dc.subject.meshStaphylococcal Infections - Drug Therapyen_US
dc.titleAntibiotic resistance in community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Acinetobacter baumanniien_US
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