Microbiological Etiologies of Pneumonia Complicating Stroke
Author(s) -
Amit K Kishore,
Andy Vail,
Adam R. Jeans,
Ángel Chamorro,
Mario Di Napoli,
Lalit Kalra,
Peter Langhorne,
Christine Roffe,
Willeke F. Westendorp,
Paul J. Nederkoorn,
Javier Garau,
Diederik van de Beek,
Joan Montaner,
Mark Woodhead,
Andreas Meisel,
Craig J. Smith
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.117.020250
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , pneumonia , streptococcus pneumoniae , klebsiella pneumonia , meta analysis , etiology , klebsiella pneumoniae , acinetobacter , hospital acquired pneumonia , pseudomonas aeruginosa , intracerebral hemorrhage , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , bacteria , gene , engineering , biology
Identifying the causal pathogens of pneumonia complicating stroke is challenging, and antibiotics used are often broad spectrum, without recourse to the microbiological cause. We aimed to review existing literature to identify organisms responsible for pneumonia complicating stroke, before developing a consensus-based approach to antibiotic treatment.
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