[Respiratory infections: when a horse is actually a zebra].

Autor: Cancela Costa A; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne., Cobuccio L; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.; Maladies Transmissibles, Office du médecin cantonal, Direction générale de la santé, Avenue des casernes 2, 1014 Lausanne., Monsalve L; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne., Pallanza M; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne., Teixeira Antunes A; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne., Manuel O; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.; Centre de transplantation d'organes, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.; Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et de médecine, 1011 Lausanne., Desgranges F; Service des maladies infectieuses, Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, 1011 Lausanne.
Jazyk: francouzština
Zdroj: Revue medicale suisse [Rev Med Suisse] 2024 Apr 10; Vol. 20 (869), pp. 734-738.
DOI: 10.53738/REVMED.2024.20.869.734
Abstrakt: While most episodes of community-acquired pneumonia are caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and respiratory viruses, other atypical pathogens can also be responsible for lung infections. The Infectious Diseases Service of the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) organizes an annual meeting aimed at general practitioners, during which interesting clinical cases are presented. In this article, we summarize five cases of community-aquired respiratory infection due to atypical pathogens that were presented during the 2023 meeting, each with a particular teaching point. Although these infections are rare, expanding the differential diagnosis in cases of suboptimal response to therapy or particular exposures is warranted.
Competing Interests: Les auteurs n’ont déclaré aucun conflit d’intérêts en relation avec cet article.
Databáze: MEDLINE