Patient N #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
Age 77 72 82 81 64
Years from TL 1 2 7 9 1
OD (<90%) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Other symptoms Fever None Fever Thoracic pain Fever, active bleeding from trachea
Hospital Ward Infectious disease Infectious disease Infectious disease, ICU Infectious disease Pneumology
Pulmonary Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Hemorragic tracheitis Yes Yes No Yes Yes
LMWH Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Oxygen therapy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Microbiology MSSA + E. Coli MSSA - Negative Negative
Viral co-infection Negative Negative - Negative Negative
Need for invasive procedure in OR
No
Yes (Bronchoscopy)
No
Yes (Bronchoscopy) Yes (Bronchoscopy)
Tissue Sampling No Yes No Yes No
Hospital Stay 5 weeks 5 weeks 6 days 7 weeks 12 days
Outcome Recovered Recovered Dead Recovered Recovered