Abstract
An 87-year-old woman died of rapidly progressive pneumonia due to Aeromonas hydrophila shortly after a near-drowning event. Autopsy showed necrotizing pneumonia and postmortem cultures of both blood and lung revealed the organism. Fulminant pneumonia should be considered in patients of a near-drowning event.
MeSH terms
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Aeromonas hydrophila / isolation & purification*
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis
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Disease Progression
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Disease Susceptibility
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / etiology*
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Humans
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Near Drowning / complications*
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Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / etiology*
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Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology
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Pulmonary Edema / etiology
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Water Microbiology