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ArticleWiener klinische Wochenschrift2021

New insights and antimicrobial stewardship opportunities in viral pneumonia: five lung ultrasound cases.

Lukas Antonitsch, Ronald Gallob, Gerhard Weidinger, Joachim Kettenbach

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Lukas AntonitschDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Corvinusring 3-5, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria. lukas.antonitsch@wienerneustadt.lknoe.at.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7590-2995
Ronald GallobDepartment of Anesthesia, Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Corvinusring 3-5, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Gerhard WeidingerDepartment of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Corvinusring 3-5, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
Joachim KettenbachInstitute of Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Corvinusring 3-5, 2700, Wiener Neustadt, Austria.

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Abstract

backgroundAntimicrobial stewardship is crucial to avoid antimicrobial resistance in microbes and adverse drug effects in patients. In respiratory infections, however, viral pneumonia is difficult to distinguish from bacterial pneumonia, which explains the overuse of antibiotic therapy in this indication. CASES: Five cases of lung consolidation are presented. Lung ultrasound, in conjunction with procalcitonin levels, were used to exclude or corroborate bacterial pneumonia.

conclusionLung ultrasound is easy to learn and perform and is helpful in guiding diagnosis in unclear cases of pneumonia and may also offer new insights into the spectrum of certain virus diseases. The use of lung ultrasound can raise awareness in clinicians of the need for antimicrobial stewardship and may help to avoid the unnecessary use of antibiotics.

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Antimicrobial StewardshipPneumonia, ViralRespiratory Tract InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansLungProcalcitoninAnti-Bacterial AgentsProcalcitoninAntimicrobial stewardshipLung ultrasoundPneumoniaPositive-strand RNA Viruses (Astroviridae; Norovirus)Virus

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PMCPMC8488548

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