Table 1. Sixteen Adult Cases of S. pyogenes Pneumonia Reported in the Past Three Decades.
| Author | Year | Age (years), sex | Comorbidity | Duration from onset to hospitalization | Blood pressure, pulse rate, and body temperature on admission | Administered antibiotics for initial treatment | Complication emerging after hospitalization | Blood culture-positive | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMurray et al [9] | 1987 | 33, female | - | 72 h | 80/50 mm Hg, 120 bpm, 39 °C | ABPC + EM + MFIPC + GM | Pleural effusion | - | Dead on the day of hospitalization |
| McIntyre et al [10] | 1989 | 30, female | Bronchial asthma | 2 days | 95/65 mm Hg, 100 bpm, 38.7 °C | ABPC | Lung abscess | + | Alive |
| McWhinney et al [11] | 1991 | 26, male | Intravenous drug misuser | 2 days | 60/40 mm Hg, 60 bpm, 35 °C | EM + MFIPC | Pleural effusion, lung abscess | + | Alive |
| Hamour et al [12] | 1994 | 53, male | Herpes labialis, oral candidiasis | 1 week | 117/70 mm Hg, 120 bpm, 38 °C | CTX + EM + CPFX | Pleural effusion, atrial fibrillation and flutter, desquamating skin rash | - | Alive |
| Brusch et al [13] | 1996 | 51, male | - | 1 week | 105/55 mm Hg, 130 bpm, 38.5 °C | VCM + EM + DOXY | Supraventricular tachycardia, multiple organ failure | - | Dead on the second hospital day |
| Kalima et al [14] | 1998 | 35, female | Flu-A | 1 week | Unknown | PC-G + CLDM | Pneumothorax, bronchopleural fistula | + | Alive |
| Birch and Gowardman [15] | 2000 | 33, male | - | 1 week | 110/55 mm Hg, 130 bpm, 40.3 °C | CTX + EM | Pleural effusion, multiple organ failure, DIC | + | Alive |
| Taylor and Barkham [16] | 2002 | 89, male | COPD, stroke | 2 days | 140/100 mm Hg, pulse rate unknown, 38 °C | CTRX | - | + | Dead on the day of hospitalization |
| Papadas et al [17] | 2008 | 24, female | Tonsillitis | 9 days | Blood pressure and pulse rate unknown, 40 °C | AMPC/CVA + CAM | - | + | Alive |
| Saldias et al [18] | 2008 | 35, female | Thyroid cancer | Within 1 day | 106/60 mm Hg, 90 bpm, 37.8 °C | CTRX + CLDM | Acute respiratory failure, septic shock | + | Alive |
| Izumiyama et al [19] | 2008 | 30, female | - | 1 week | 70/40 mm Hg, 160 bpm, 37.6 °C | MEPM + MINO | Acute respiratory failure, septic shock | + | Dead 7 h after hospitalization |
| Weinblatt et al [20] | 2009 | 54, female | Rheumatoid arthritis | 1 week | 110/70 mm Hg, 110 bpm, 38.9 °C | CTRX + CLDM + VCM | Acute respiratory failure, pneumothorax, septic shock | - | Dead 8 h after hospitalization |
| Abei et al [21] | 2010 | 39, female | Flu-B | 3 days | Unknown | PIPC/TAZ + CLDM | Acute respiratory failure, septic shock | + | Alive |
| Abei et al [21] | 2010 | 27, female | Flu-B | 3 days | Unknown | AMPC/CVA + CAM | Acute respiratory failure, septic shock, pulmonary hemorrhage | + | Dead 18 days after hospitalization |
| Lam et al [22] | 2013 | 34, male | Flu-B | 5 days | Unknown | MEPM + AZM + VCM | Septic shock, multiple organ failure | + | Alive |
| Akuzawa (our case) | 2016 | 78, male | Obsolete pulmonary tuberculosis | 4 days | 124/72 mm Hg, 96 bpm, 39.4 °C | ABPC/SBT | - | + | Alive |
ABPC: aminobenzylpenicillin; ABPC/SBT: aminobenzylpenicillin/sulbactam; AMPC/CVA: amoxicillin/clavulanic acid; CAM: clarithromycin; CLDM: clindamycin; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CPFX: ciprofloxacin; CTRX: ceftriaxone; AZM: azithromycin; CTX: cefotaxime; DIC: disseminated intravascular coagulation; DOXY: doxycycline; EM: erythromycin; GM: gentamycin; MEPM: meropenem; MFIPC: flucloxacillin; MINO: minocycline; PC-G: penicillin G; PIPC/TAZ: piperacillin/tazobactam; VCM: vancomycin.