Table 1.
Reference | Age (yrs) | Sex | Risk factors | Location of pneumonia | Treatment and outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Crnich et al. [14] | 40 | M | Smoking, alcohol use, emphysema, hot tub use | Right upper and middle lobes | Amp, Cipro (6 weeks total); recovery |
(2) Patel et al. [15] | 83 | F | Asthma | Right upper lobe | Ceft, Cipro, Tob, Pip (34 days total); recovery |
(3) Huhulescu et al. [16] | 49 | F | Smoking, hot tub use | Left lung | Pip, Mox; multiorgan failure and death |
(4) Okamoto et al. [17] | 39 | F | Smoking, alcohol use | Right upper lobe | Ceft, Cipro, Mero, steroids, plasmapheresis; recovery |
(5) Takajo et al. [4] | 50 | F | — | Right upper lobe | Mero; respiratory failure and death |
(6) Fujii et al. [18] | 29 | M | Sinusitis | Right upper lobe | Pip, Levo, Tob, Cipro; recovery |
(7) Kunimasa et al. [19] | 25 | M | Smoking | Right upper lobe | Amp, Mero, Levo (4 weeks); recovery |
(8) Gharabaghi et al. [20] | 26 | M | — | Left upper lobe | Oflox, Cipro (2 weeks); recovery |
(9) Present case | 63 | F | Smoking, alcohol use, emphysema | Right upper lobe | Levo, Ceftaz; multiorgan failure and death |
Amp, ampicillin; Ceft, ceftriaxone; Ceftaz, ceftazidime; Cipro, ciprofloxacin; Levo, levofloxacin; Mero, meropenem; Mox, moxifloxacin; Oflox, ofloxacin; Pip, piperacillin; Tob, tobramycin.