Streptococcus constellatus: agente etiológico asociado en empiema pleural

José Antonio Díaz Peromingo ^[1] ; Joaquín Sánchez Leira ^[1] ; Florinda García Suárez ^[1] ; Emilio Padín Paz ^[1] ; Juan Saborido Froján ^[1]
1. [1] Hospital da Barbanza
  
  Hospital da Barbanza
  
  Riveira, España
Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 134, Nº. 8, 2006, págs. 1030-1032
Idioma: español
Títulos paralelos:
- Streptococcus constellatusas a causative agent of empyema: Report of one case
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- Streptococcus constellatus is a commensal microorganism in man but may cause infections in different locations. We report a 59 years old male with severe sequelae of a previous cerebrovascular accident that consulted in the emergency room for fever of 15 days of evolution. A right empyema was diagnosed. The bacteriological culture of the effusion disclosed the presence of Streptococcus constellatus and two anaerobic strains (Prevotella intermedia and Fusobacterium urealyticus). The patient was treated with a pleural drainage and received ceftriaxone and clindamycin during six weeks. He was discharged in good conditions and is asymptomatic after eight months of follow up (Rev Méd Chile 2006; 134: 1030-2)