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Gram Negative PneumoniaAka: Coliform Pneumonia

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  1. See Also
    1. Bacterial Pneumonia
  2. Etiologies:
    1. Klebsiella
    2. Escherichia coli
    3. Enterobacter
    4. Proteus
    5. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  3. Epidemiology
    1. Represents <15% of all community acquired Pneumonia
  4. Risk Factors
    1. Debilitated Patients
    2. Chronically ill patients
    3. Alcoholism
  5. Diagnosis
    1. Pleuritic Chest Pain (Sudden onset)
    2. Hemoptysis
      1. Thick Bloody Sputum
  6. Complications
    1. Tissue Necrosis
    2. Lung cavitation
    3. Empyema
    4. Similar to Pneumococcal Pneumonia
  7. Course
    1. Virulent infection with frequent complications
  8. Labs: Gram Stain
    1. Gram Negative Bacilli
  9. Radiology: Chest XRay
    1. Upper lobes most frequently involved
  10. Management
    1. Third Generation Cephalosporin
    2. Cefoxitin
    3. Imipenem
    4. Ticarcillin-Clavulanate (Timentin)
    5. Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Zosyn)
    6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin)

Pneumonia due to other gram-negative bacteria (C0375329)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9482.83, 482.83
EnglishPNEUMO OTH GRM-NEG BACT, Pneumonia due to other gram-negative bacteria
Parent ConceptsPneumonia due to other specified bacteria (C0032286)
SourcesICD9CM, MTHICD9
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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