Pleural Empyema Caused by Leuconostoc spp

A rare case of pleural empyema caused by Leuconostoc spp. is reported. The patient was treated successfully with clindamycin. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pleural empyema caused by Leuconostoc spp. in a patient with characteristic predisposing factors, such as a serious underl...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 1997, Vol.29 (3), p.311-312
Hauptverfasser:	Borer, Abraham, Weber, Gabriel, Avnon, Lone Sølling, Riesenberg, Klaris, Alkan, Michael
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Biological and medical sciences Clindamycin - therapeutic use Empyema, Pleural - drug therapy Empyema, Pleural - microbiology Female Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - drug therapy Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections - microbiology Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Leuconostoc - isolation & purification Medical sciences Middle Aged Risk Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	A rare case of pleural empyema caused by Leuconostoc spp. is reported. The patient was treated successfully with clindamycin. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of pleural empyema caused by Leuconostoc spp. in a patient with characteristic predisposing factors, such as a serious underlying disease, previous vancomycin therapy and thoracic access device. Our case illustrates that Leuconostoc spp. can cause pleural infection as further evidence of its human pathogenecity.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.3109/00365549709019051