New Strategies for Aspiration Pneumonia.

[Strategies for prevention of aspiration pneumonia].

Preventive strategies for aspiration pneumonia in elderly disabled persons.

Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death despite the availability of potent new antimicrobials in Japan. Aspiration of oropharyngeal bacterial pathogens to the lower respiratory tract is one of the most important risk factors for pneumonia. Impairments in swallowing and cough reflexes among disabled older persons, e.g., related to cerebrovascular disease, increase the risk of pneumonia. T...

Severe pneumococcal pneumonia: new strategies for management.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Streptococcus pneumoniae is the leading cause of community-acquired pneumonia worldwide and is the most likely causative pathogen in patients with community-acquired pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit. Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia is an advanced stage of severe pneumococcal pneumonia. Improvement in the management of bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia has the po...

Aspiration pneumonia.

 Aspiration pneumonia is a lung infection that develops after food, liquid or vomit is aspirated or inhaled into the lungs. If the aspirated material is not coughed up, bacteria can grow in the lungs and cause an infection.  A major concern with those living in LTC (long term care) settings, aspiration pneumonia is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality, even following success...

New insights into the pathophysiology of aspiration pneumonia.

and emphasizes the need for careful history taking. As outlined in our editorial, there are several congenital bleeding disorders, including mild VWD, which may present with a completely normal coagulation screen and therefore may be missed unless a very careful history and clinical assessment is undertaken. As there actually was a clear personal and family history of bleeding in this case that...