Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by 28 Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest-tube drainage and prompt 29 treatment with intravenous clindamycin.
Di Marco Berardino, A., Inchingolo, R., Smargiassi, A., Re, A., Torelli, R., Fiori, B., D'Inzeo, T., Corbo, G. M., Valente, S., Sanguinetti, M., Spanu, T., Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax., <<JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY>>, 2014; 52 (4): 1284-1286. [doi:10.1128/JCM.03282-13] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/56830]
Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax.
Di Marco Berardino, Alessandro;Inchingolo, Riccardo;Smargiassi, Andrea;Re, Antonina;Torelli, Riccardo;Fiori, Barbara;D'Inzeo, Tiziana;Corbo, Giuseppe Maria;Valente, Salvatore;Sanguinetti, Maurizio;Spanu, Teresa
2014
Abstract
Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by 28 Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest-tube drainage and prompt 29 treatment with intravenous clindamycin.File in questo prodotto:
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