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Strep Pneumoniae
1. National Naval Medical Center Case Conference Temujin T. Chavez, M.D. LCDR MC USN Infectious Diseases Fellow
2. First 24 Hours HPI: Pt is a 48 yo female with reported anorexia nervosa who presented to Dewitt c/o 1 wk nonprod cough, weakness and recent orthostasis. Int Med Clinic Dewitt eval s/f SaO2 84% RA to 87% 4 L NC. SBP 125 and Pulse 125 ROS: exposure to cousin with uri symptoms 10 days prior while traveling to Indiana. Denies hospitalized contacts or contacts evaluated in ED. (-) Influenzae vaccination Dewitt ER: 7.39/43.8/49/26.4. Nasally intubated and transferred to WRAMC. WRAMC: Piperacillin-Tazobactam 3.375 gm iv <4hrs, Vancomycin 1 gram <8hrs, Ceftriaxone 1 gram @ 9 hrs
3. First 24 Hours PMHx: Anorexia Nervosa Ovarian Ca s/p TAH HTN HLD SurgHx: TAHBSO 1986 Breast Bx Feb 2008 SocHx: (-) Tobacco/etoh FHx: Sister (+) breast ca
6. Hospital Day 3 Consult Question Optimal antibiotic therapy in pt with PCN sensitive bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia on Piperacillin-Tazobactam/Ceftriaxone/Vancomycin?
56. Pts infected w/ resistant strains had a more serious diseaseCID 2003;36:389-95
57. References Mandell LA, et al. Infectious Disease Society of America/American Thoracic Society Consensus Guidelines on the Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Adults. CID 2007;44:s27-72. Mortensen EM, et al. The Impact of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy With a B-Lactam and Fluoroquinolone on Mortality for Patients Hospitalized with Severe Pneumonia. Crit Care 2006;10:1186-94. Martinez JA, et al. Addition of a Macrolide to a B-Lactam-Based Empirical Antibiotic Regimen Is Associated with Lower In-Hospital Mortality for Patients with Bacteremic Pneumococcal Pneumonia. CID 2003;36:389-395. Baddour LM, et al. Combination Antibiotic Therapy Lowers Mortality among Severely Ill Patients with Pneumococcal Pneumonia. AM J Resp Crit Care Med 2004;170:440-44.
Editor's Notes
Guideline concordant therapy: 1) B-lactam + macrolide or fq. 2)FQ + Clindamycin/Vancomycin/Aminoglycoside.FQ: Levofloxacin,Gatifloxacin,Moxifloxacin.The use of B-lactam with FQ associated with increased mortality
Rate of 3rd gen ceph with good antipneumococcal activtiy increased during the study period from 35.2% to 86-95%During 1997-2000, 60-65% of pts treated with b-lactam also treated with macrolide as part of empiric tx
Failure to include a macrolide in the initial treatment of pts with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia was an independent risk factor of death