Pulmonary empyema caused by co-infections of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Fusobacterium necrophorum: A rare case of lemierre syndrome

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 552-554

  Chen, Fu Lun ^a,b   Jean, Shio Shin ^a,b   Ou, Tsong Yih ^a,b   Yu, Fang Lan ^a,b   Lee, Wen Sen ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PROTEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIBODY TITER; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUDITORY CANAL; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DYSPNEA; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ERYTHEMA; EXUDATE; FEVER; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; LUNG LOBE; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PHARYNX; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROLOGY; SORE THROAT; SUPPURATION; SWELLING; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TURBIDITY; VEIN THROMBOSIS; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT; CHEST TUBE; LUNG; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHEST TUBES; COINFECTION; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; HUMANS; LEMIERRE SYNDROME; LUNG; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RADIOGRAPHY; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85022077583     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2016.11.007     Document Type: Letter

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