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. 2012 Aug 13;7(8):e42595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042595

Table 3. Summary of the 11 healthy adults with invasive pneumococcal disease who died.

Patient Sex/Age (yr) Alcoholabuse Current smoking Clinical syndrome Source of isolate Shock at presentation Antibiotic therapy Days to death Serotype
1 M/52 Yes Yes Endocarditis/Meningitis blood No CTX 29 10A
2 M/42 Yes Yes Endocarditis blood Yes CRO 16 4
3 M/19 No Yes Pneumonia blood Yes CRO 9 3
4 F/53 No No Pneumonia blood No CRO+LEVO 30 14
5 F/58 No No Pneumonia blood Yes CRO 29 7F
6 M/49 Yes No Pneumonia blood No LEVO 10 14
7 M/36 No No Sepsis blood Yes CRO 1 6A
8 F/40 No Yes Pneumonia blood Yes CRO 12 7F
9 M/37 No No Meningitis Blood/CSF No VAN+RIFA 4 3
10 M/39 No Yes Sepsis blood Yes CTX 1 ND
11 M/59 No Yes Meningitis Blood/CSF Yes CTX 3 3

Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; CTX, cefotaxime; CRO, ceftriaxone; LEVO, levofloxacin; VAN, vancomycin; RIFA, rifampin; ND, not done.