Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue
Background: Patients with traumatic injuries often represent the best hosts for healthcare-associated infections, especially pneumonia or bronchopneumonia. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic raised serious problems in the diagnosis and treatment of patients tha...
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| author | Georgiana-Denisa Gavriliţă Ştefania Ungureanu Ecaterina Dăescu Mircea-Nicu Gavriliță Cristian-Cosmin Ţîncu Alexandra Enache |
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| description | Background: Patients with traumatic injuries often represent the best hosts for healthcare-associated infections, especially pneumonia or bronchopneumonia. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic raised serious problems in the diagnosis and treatment of patients that had a SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated nosocomial bacterial bronchopneumonia. In forensic medicine, these aspects need to be considered when establishing the cause of death and the distinction between the two types of bronchopneumonia is of particular importance. Methods: We present nine cases that were autopsied at the Institute of Forensic Medicine Timisoara between 1 June 2020 and 31 December 2021, that presented traumatic injuries, a SARS-CoV-2 infection, and bronchopneumonia. Results: We focused on the main findings of the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of lung tissues. Conclusions: We consider that the aspects we highlighted in this study, can be very useful in forensic practice in cases with a pluri-factorial pathology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-364d834b7c074b38b136e699d654c46d2025-08-20T02:38:43ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182024-12-011423273710.3390/diagnostics14232737Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung TissueGeorgiana-Denisa Gavriliţă0Ştefania Ungureanu1Ecaterina Dăescu2Mircea-Nicu Gavriliță3Cristian-Cosmin Ţîncu4Alexandra Enache5Doctoral School, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaDoctoral School, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaInstitute of Forensic Medicine Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaInstitute of Forensic Medicine Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania“Pius Brânzeu” County Emergency Clinical Hospital, 300723 Timisoara, RomaniaInstitute of Forensic Medicine Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, RomaniaBackground: Patients with traumatic injuries often represent the best hosts for healthcare-associated infections, especially pneumonia or bronchopneumonia. The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic raised serious problems in the diagnosis and treatment of patients that had a SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated nosocomial bacterial bronchopneumonia. In forensic medicine, these aspects need to be considered when establishing the cause of death and the distinction between the two types of bronchopneumonia is of particular importance. Methods: We present nine cases that were autopsied at the Institute of Forensic Medicine Timisoara between 1 June 2020 and 31 December 2021, that presented traumatic injuries, a SARS-CoV-2 infection, and bronchopneumonia. Results: We focused on the main findings of the macroscopic and microscopic aspects of lung tissues. Conclusions: We consider that the aspects we highlighted in this study, can be very useful in forensic practice in cases with a pluri-factorial pathology.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/23/2737SARS-CoV-2 pneumonianosocomial bronchopneumoniatraumatic injuries |
| spellingShingle | Georgiana-Denisa Gavriliţă Ştefania Ungureanu Ecaterina Dăescu Mircea-Nicu Gavriliță Cristian-Cosmin Ţîncu Alexandra Enache Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue Diagnostics SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia nosocomial bronchopneumonia traumatic injuries |
| title | Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue |
| title_full | Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue |
| title_fullStr | Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue |
| title_short | Nosocomial Bacterial Bronchopneumonia and SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia in Patients with Traumatic Injuries: Imaging Aspects and Macroscopic and Microscopic Findings of Lung Tissue |
| title_sort | nosocomial bacterial bronchopneumonia and sars cov 2 pneumonia in patients with traumatic injuries imaging aspects and macroscopic and microscopic findings of lung tissue |
| topic | SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia nosocomial bronchopneumonia traumatic injuries |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/14/23/2737 |
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