Staphylococcus pneumonia

What is Staphylococcus pneumonia

Inifeksiyonudur staphylococcus pneumonia, a serious lung. Gram-positive staphylococcus aureus'dur factor. There are three main features of this pneumonia.

1. A serious infection and lung abscess occurs.
2. This bacterial resistance to antibiotics used in a short period of time wins.
3. Publication consists of those around the patient and hospital infection kontami-nasyonu.
Staphylococcus pneumonia symptoms of major illness, chills, fever, cough, sputum, chest pain (pleural pain), tachypnea, tachycardia. Physical examination findings similar to pneumococcal pneumonia.

Chest radiograph of a lobe, is the concentration of a segment or multiple segments. Sometimes it consists of extensive bronchopneumonia. PLO-resin, and the abscess is often viewed pneumatocele.
Sputum gram-positive staphylococci in the form of grapes, and poly-MORPH-core leukocytes are seen. Blood leukocytes from 15,000 to 25,000 'to exit. Leukopenia is a serious infection may be a poor prognosis is indicated.

The main complications of the disease of lung abscess, brain and kidney abscess, meningitis, endocarditis, pneumothorax and empyema.

Staphylococcal pneumonia is a serious infection, patients should be hospitalized for treatment. Effective antibiotics are used in high doses and at least two weeks. By sputum culture is often an effective antibiotic is chosen. Penicillin-sensitive staphylococci in 50% of cases. 5-20 million units per day given IM or IV. Penicillin-resistant to other antibiotics are used for cases that antibiogramı sputum.