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Currently, there is a nationwide outbreak of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections. M. pneumoniae is a bacterium that can cause atypical pneumonia, especially in children and young adults, and does not respond to the standard antibiotics prescribed for pneumonia. In addition, the bacterium regularly causes extra-pulmonary symptoms. In our hospitals, we have admitted 100 patients (including 20 children) with M. pneumoniae since the fall of 2023, many of which were young and had severe clinical symptoms. It is important to recognize the clinical picture to start effective antibiotic treatment. In this clinical lesson, we will provide two examples of recently admitted patients and discuss the characteristics of all inpatients who have presented to our hospitals during this epidemic. Finally, we pay attention to antibiotic policy and antibiotic resistance.
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Antibacterianos , Mycoplasma pneumoniae , Pneumonia por Mycoplasma , Humanos , Países Baixos/epidemiologia , Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico , Mycoplasma pneumoniae/efeitos dos fármacos , Pneumonia por Mycoplasma/epidemiologia , Pneumonia por Mycoplasma/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia por Mycoplasma/história , Criança , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Surtos de Doenças , Masculino , Feminino , AdultoRESUMO
The objective of this study was to analyse predictive factors for postoperative and long-term outcome after pneumonectomy. From 1 January 2000 to 1 January 2005 a total of 91 (31%) pneumonectomies were performed. Multivariable analysis for postoperative morbidity, mortality, and long-term survival was performed. Patients over 70 years had 1.5 times higher risk of dying (HR=1.5, 95% CI=1.1-2.0) within five years compared to younger patients, those with co-morbidity had 1.8 times higher risk compared to no co-morbidity (HR=1.8, 95% CI=1.3-2.7) and those with stage IIIA had 2.3 times higher risk of dying compared to stage I (HR=2.3, 95% CI=1.5-3.6). Overall postoperative mortality within 30 days in patients undergoing pneumonectomy was 10% (n=9). Most patients who died postoperatively were 70 years or older, had cardiovascular comorbidity and underwent right-sided pneumonectomy (n=6). Patients over 70 years had three times higher risk of complications compared to younger patients (OR=3.1, 95% CI=1.1-8.2), and patients undergoing right-sided pneumonectomy had 2.4 times higher risk compared to left-sided pneumonectomy (OR=2.4, 95% CI=0.9-6.4). Pneumonectomy is accompanied by high postoperative mortality and morbidity rates, the highest risk in patients over 70 years and right-sided pneumonectomy, and consequently should lead to meticulous patient selection and perioperative care.