Necrotizing pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa secondary to severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Jun HiraiNobuaki MoriNobuhiro AsaiHiroshige Mikamo

Published in: Clinical case reports (2023)

Necrotizing pneumonia (NP) can occur as a secondary infection even if the clinical course of COVID-19 pneumonia is favorable, particularly in patients on mechanical ventilation and under immunosuppression.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
coronavirus disease
sars cov
pseudomonas aeruginosa
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
community acquired pneumonia
ejection fraction
early onset
cystic fibrosis
prognostic factors
escherichia coli
staphylococcus aureus
patient reported