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Min Liu1, Jixiang Liu2, Juanjuan Wu1
1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University, No.168 Hongkong Road, Wuhan, 430000, Hubei, China.
BMC Infectious Diseases
|August 1, 2024
Summary
This study reports the first case of empyema caused by Enterococcus gallinarum, a rare intestinal pathogen. Prompt diagnosis and treatment led to a favorable recovery in an immunocompromised patient.
Area of Science:
- Infectious Diseases
- Pulmonology
- Microbiology
Background:
- Enterococcus gallinarum is an uncommon intestinal symbiont and opportunistic pathogen.
- Nosocomial infections by this bacterium typically affect immunocompromised individuals.
- Pulmonary infections are rare, with empyema being exceptionally infrequent.
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