Ventilator associated pneumonia after elective cardiac surgery caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii

Tobar, Eduardo; Silva, Francisco; Zamorano, A.; Cifuentes, M.; Miller, Robert F.; Vargas, S.L.

Keywords: ventilator-associated pneumonia, cardiac surgery, intensive care, Pneumocystis jirovecii

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a severe complication among patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Although hospital-acquired bacterial pathogens, often multidrug resistant, are the most frequent cause, non-bacterial atypical and opportunistic agents traditionally associated with immunocompromise are increasingly recognized. We describe ventilator-associated pneumonia due to Pneumocystis jirovecii in the absence of traditional risk factors for Pneumocystis pneumonia in a patient after cardiac surgery.

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Título de la Revista: Grand Rounds
Volumen: 14
Editorial: eMED Ltd
Fecha de publicación: 2014
Página de inicio: 24
Página final: 28
Idioma: English
Financiamiento/Sponsor: Fondecyt grants 11100246 (ET) and 1100225 (SLV).
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DOI: 10.1102/1470-5206.2014.0004