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Drowning associated pneumonia: a descriptive cohort.

J M Tadié¹, N Heming, E Serve

¹Université Paris Descartes, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Service de Réanimation Médicale, France. jean-marc.tadie@egp.aphp.fr

|September 13, 2011

Summary

Pneumonia following drowning can involve multi-drug resistant bacteria. Antibiotic treatment for drowning-associated pneumonia should target microorganisms found in the immersion water.

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Area of Science:

Infectious Diseases
Environmental Microbiology
Critical Care Medicine

Background:

Pneumonia is a frequent complication of drowning.
Effective antibiotic therapy is crucial for life-threatening pneumonia.
Limited data exists on risk factors, causes, and treatment of drowning-associated pneumonia.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify microorganisms causing pneumonia after drowning and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
To analyze water samples from the river Seine for microbiological comparison.
To inform appropriate antibiotic selection for drowning-associated pneumonia.

Main Methods:

Retrospective study of patients with drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (2002-2010).
Analysis of bacteriological lung samples (tracheal aspirate/bronchoalveolar lavage) upon admission.
Comparison of lung sample microbiology with samples from the river Seine.

Main Results:

Thirty-seven patients were included; lung samples were obtained from 21.
Nineteen of 21 lung samples were positive for bacteria.
A high prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria was observed in lung samples.
Microorganisms in river Seine samples matched those found in pneumonia cases.

Conclusions:

Drowning-associated pneumonia can be caused by multi-drug resistant bacteria.
Antibiotics for drowning pneumonia should cover bacteria prevalent in the immersion environment.
Water microbiology is a critical factor in treating drowning-associated pneumonia.