Stafilokokpneumonie : 'n oorsig van 18 gevaUe by Tygerberg-hospitaal
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1984
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Health & Medical Publishing Group
Abstract
A retrospective study of 18 cases of staphylococcal pneumonia is described. The majority of patients were young males without any predisposing factors. A vasculitic rash, three-organ failure and diffuse intravascular coagulation were poor prognostic factors. The value of steroids was doubtful but plasmapheresis probably played a part in the survival of 3 patients with fulminating staphylococcal pneumonia. The case fatality rate for the whole group was 38%. Primary staphylococcal pneumonia probably had a better prognosis but left more residual lung damage than the secondary form of the disease.
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CITATION: Roos, J. S. 1984. Stafilokokpneumonie : 'n oorsig van 18 gevaUe by Tygerberg-hospitaal. South African Medical Journal, 66:685-687.
CITATION: Roos, J. S. 1984. Stafilokokpneumonie : 'n oorsig van 18 gevaUe by Tygerberg-hospitaal. South African Medical Journal, 66:685-687.
Keywords
Adult, Pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus