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. 2015 Apr 3:557–582.e22. doi: 10.1016/B978-1-4557-3383-5.00033-6

eTable 33-5.

Causes of Nonresponding Pneumonia

INFECTIOUS

  • Resistant microorganisms

  • Community-acquired pneumonia (e.g., Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus

  • Nosocomial pneumonia (e.g., Acinetobacter, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa)

  • Uncommon microorganisms (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nocardia spp., fungi, Pneumocystis jirovecii)

  • Complications of pneumonia

  • Empyema

  • Abscess or necrotizing pneumonia

  • Metastatic infection

NONINFECTIOUS

  • Neoplasms

  • Pulmonary hemorrhage

  • Pulmonary embolism

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Eosinophilic pneumonia

  • Pulmonary edema

  • Acute respiratory distress syndrome

  • Organizing pneumonia

  • Drug-induced pulmonary disease

  • Pulmonary vasculitis