Necrotizing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 1

Recent cases of P. aeruginosa CAP.

Reference	Age (yrs)	Sex	Risk factors	Location of pneumonia	Treatment and outcome
(1) Crnich et al. [14]	40	M	Smoking, alcohol use, emphysema, hot tub use	Right upper and middle lobes	Amp, Cipro (6 weeks total); recovery
(2) Patel et al. [15]	83	F	Asthma	Right upper lobe	Ceft, Cipro, Tob, Pip (34 days total); recovery
(3) Huhulescu et al. [16]	49	F	Smoking, hot tub use	Left lung	Pip, Mox; multiorgan failure and death
(4) Okamoto et al. [17]	39	F	Smoking, alcohol use	Right upper lobe	Ceft, Cipro, Mero, steroids, plasmapheresis; recovery
(5) Takajo et al. [4]	50	F	—	Right upper lobe	Mero; respiratory failure and death
(6) Fujii et al. [18]	29	M	Sinusitis	Right upper lobe	Pip, Levo, Tob, Cipro; recovery
(7) Kunimasa et al. [19]	25	M	Smoking	Right upper lobe	Amp, Mero, Levo (4 weeks); recovery
(8) Gharabaghi et al. [20]	26	M	—	Left upper lobe	Oflox, Cipro (2 weeks); recovery
(9) Present case	63	F	Smoking, alcohol use, emphysema	Right upper lobe	Levo, Ceftaz; multiorgan failure and death

Amp, ampicillin; Ceft, ceftriaxone; Ceftaz, ceftazidime; Cipro, ciprofloxacin; Levo, levofloxacin; Mero, meropenem; Mox, moxifloxacin; Oflox, ofloxacin; Pip, piperacillin; Tob, tobramycin.