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Plain chest radiography and chest computed tomography on days 1, 28, and 59 of admission of a 43-year-old man with severe respiratory infection due to Aeromonas caviae.
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His plain chest radiographs showed decreased permeability in all the lung fields (Fig. 1). Chest computed tomography showed consolidation in both lower lobes (Fig. 1).
Clinical course of a 43-year-old man with severe respiratory infection due to Aeromonas caviae. ABPC/SBT, ampicillin/sulbactam; APRV, airway pressure release ventilation; CFPM, cefepime; CRP, C-reactive protein; CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; LVFX, levofloxacin; MEPM, meropenem; P/F, PaO2/FiO2; TAZ/PIPC, tazobactam/piperacillin; WBC, white blood cell. Black arrow, positive blood culture; white arrow, negative blood culture.
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C-reactive protein level had decreased to below the normal level. Cefepime was discontinued on day 51, with no observable worsening of symptoms (Fig. 2).