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Table 2 Clinical features of 6 reports of septic pulmonary embolism caused by P. aeruginosa

From: A case of septic pulmonary embolism caused by P. aeruginosa in a hemodialysis patient and review of the literature

 

Age/sex

Maintenance hemodialysis

Primary source of infection

Treatment

Outcome

Present case

62/male

+

Infective endocarditis

MEPM → CAZ + TOB

Survived

[7]

Unknown

-

Pneumonia

Tube thoracostomy

Died

[8]

50s/female

+

Arteriovenous fistula infection

MEPM

Shunt aneurysmectomy

Survived

[9]

50/male

-

Central venous catheter infection

IPM → CAZ → CPFX

Survived

[10]

25/unknown

-

Necrotizing fasciitis of the upper limb

Antibiotics (details unknown)

Survived

[11]

52/female

-

Arterial thrombi

Thrombectomy antibiotics (details unknown)

Died

  1. MEPM meropenem, CAZ ceftazidime, TOB tobramycin, IPM imipenem, CPFX ciprofloxacin