Literature DB >> 15603848

A rare case of pleuropulmonary infection and septic shock associated with Enterococcus faecium endocarditis.

Paul MacEachern1, J Peter Giannoccaro, Sameer Elsayed, Ronald R Read, Kevin B Laupland.   

Abstract

Enterococci rarely cause pleuropulmonary infections. A novel case of definitively diagnosed nosocomial Enterococcus faecium pneumonia, empyema, and endocarditis associated with septic shock is reported.

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Year:  2005        PMID： 15603848     DOI： 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.005

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect        ISSN： 0163-4453            Impact factor:   6.072


  6 in total

Review 1.  Enterococcal-associated lower respiratory tract infections: a case report and literature review.

Authors:  M Grupper; A Kravtsov; I Potasman
Journal:  Infection       Date:  2007-10-31       Impact factor: 3.553

2.  Pleural Enterococcus faecalis empyema: an unusual case.

Authors:  R Bergman; D H T Tjan; M A Schouten; L E M Haas; A R H van Zanten
Journal:  Infection       Date:  2007-10-31       Impact factor: 3.553

3.  Maternal exposure to fish oil primes offspring to harbor intestinal pathobionts associated with altered immune cell balance.

Authors:  D L Gibson; S K Gill; K Brown; N Tasnim; S Ghosh; S Innis; K Jacobson
Journal:  Gut Microbes       Date:  2015-01-14

4.  Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium Empyema in an Asplenic Patient.

Authors:  Matthew J Cotton; Clifford D Packer
Journal:  Cureus       Date:  2018-08-29

5.  Pleural empyema due to Enterococcus species: An uncommon etiology.

Authors:  Srujana Mohanty; Sourin Bhuniya
Journal:  Respir Med Case Rep       Date:  2021-03-02

Review 6.  Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium pneumonia in a uremic patient on hemodialysis: a case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Fengqin Li; Yonglan Wang; Linlin Sun; Xiaoxia Wang
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2020-02-22       Impact factor: 3.090
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