Community Acquired Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia in a Young Athlete Man: A Case Report and Literature Review

Title:Community Acquired Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia in a Young Athlete Man: A Case Report and Literature Review

Volume: 18 Issue: 3

Author(s): Hossein Ali Rahdar, Hossein Kazemian, Lida Bimanand, Shahram Shahraki-Zahedani, Seifu Gizaw Feyisa, Elahe Taki, Seyed Asghar Havaei and Morteza Karami-Zarandi*

Affiliation:

• Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran

Keywords: P. aeruginosa, Community acquired pneumonia, CAP, Pathogen, Infection, Athlete.

Abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosaisa commonly known as nosocomial infection agent but rarely previously healthy people are infected by P. aeruginosa. Here we report Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) in a 27 year old male athlete. 15 published P. aeruginosa CAP case reports were reviewed. 53.3% of patients were female and 46.67% were male. The mean age was 44 years old (SD: ±13.54). In 8 reports it is mentioned that the patient was a smoker. Fatality rate was 46.6% and death rate was not significantly different between selected antibiotic regimen, sex and smoking in patient’s outcome. Chest strike can be a risk factor for P. aeruginosa CAP in athlete people. Our reported patient treated by ciprofloxacin 500 mg per day and healed without any Secondary complication. Fast, timely diagnosis and treatment is critical in Community Acquired P. aeruginosa pneumonia outcome.

Cite this article as:

Rahdar Ali Hossein , Kazemian Hossein , Bimanand Lida , Shahraki-Zahedani Shahram , Feyisa Gizaw Seifu , Taki Elahe , Havaei Asghar Seyed and Karami-Zarandi Morteza *, Community Acquired Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia in a Young Athlete Man: A Case Report and Literature Review, Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets 2018; 18 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1871526518666180410122531