Streptococcus intermedius: an unusual cause of a primary empyema.
Tenn Med
; 99(2): 37-9, 2006 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16681236
ABSTRACT
Despite the evolution of modern antibiotics, pleural space infection remains a common illness with significant morbidity and mortality. Every year up to 60 percent of the 1.2 million patients in the United States who present with community-acquired pneumonia develop parapneumonic pleural effusions. Few of these parapneumonic effusions progress to an empyema. Interestingly, in about 10 percent of the cases of empyema, no underlying pulmonary infection can be identified. These pleural space infections are called primary empyemas. We present a patient with a primary empyema caused by Streptococcus intermedius. Relatively few studies have investigated primary empyema caused Streptococcus intermedius. This case presentation serves as a reminder to the clinician about primary empyema caused by this micro-organism.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Streptococcal Infections
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Empyema, Pleural
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Streptococcus intermedius
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Tenn Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Country of publication:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA