tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12660458.post112860513088029877..comments2023-09-01T10:33:09.297-04:00Comments on Pulmonary Roundtable: Follow-up to quick discussion on ABTxUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12660458.post-1128615308810600972005-10-06T12:15:00.000-04:002005-10-06T12:15:00.000-04:00Mike's point is what I was trying to lead to. Aci...Mike's point is what I was trying to lead to. Acinetobacter kind of trails Pseudomonas so if your lungs are bad enough to harbor one you may have the other too.<BR/>I dont' know her FEV1: she has smoked 2-3 ppd for >55 years but has nevere been referred to see pulmonary prior to this...Baleeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993066135160692535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12660458.post-1128611537369590462005-10-06T11:12:00.000-04:002005-10-06T11:12:00.000-04:00I remember from a lecture by a prominent pulmonolo...I remember from a lecture by a prominent pulmonologist (FJM) that 10% of patients with an FEV1 < 50% predicted harbor pseudomonas as a colonizing bug.<BR/>So, if one bad GNR can colonize, why not another. <BR/>Do you know the FEV1 of the patient with acinetobacter?Mike Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12177750268091750583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12660458.post-1128609178286874562005-10-06T10:32:00.000-04:002005-10-06T10:32:00.000-04:00I'll put that one in the realm of "biologic organi...I'll put that one in the realm of "biologic organisms that I've never heard of."<BR/><BR/>I've never seen Acinetobacter causing CAP. However, as I said previously, I'd have a low threshold for adding/broadening out if the patient got worse, which is what happened.<BR/><BR/>Very interesting flora you've got down there...Jeff Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01209432708535732499noreply@blogger.com