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Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a prevalent infectious disease often requiring hospitalization, although its diagnosis remains challenging as there is no gold standard test. In severe CAP, clinical and radiologic criteria have poor sensitivity and specificity, and microbiologic documentation is usually delayed and obtained in less than half o...
In this report, we portray a case of a 31-year-old female who presented to the emergency room with a one-month history of asthenia, fever, night sweats, and dry cough. At admission, an inaugural HIV-AIDS diagnosis was made. The patient developed respiratory failure requiring invasive mechanical ventilation and was transferred to an ICU. Due to prog...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common ICU-acquired infection among patients under mechanical ventilation (MV). It may occur in up to 50% of mechanically ventilated patients and is associated with an increased duration of MV, antibiotic consumption, increased morbidity, and mortality. VAP prevention is a multifaceted priority of t...
Austrian syndrome is a rare entity characterized by Osler’s triad: endocarditis, pneumonia and meningitis, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae [1]. This aggressive syndrome is associated with high morbidity and mortality, often due to the involvement of the heart valves and their destruction [2,3].
We present a case of Austrian syndrome in a splenec...
