A Rare Case of Pleuropulmonary Infection and Septic Shock Associated with Enterococcus Faecium Endocarditis

Overview

Journal J Infect

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2004 Dec 18

PMID 15603848

Citations 6

Authors

Paul MacEachern

J Peter Giannoccaro

Sameer Elsayed

Ronald R Read

Kevin B Laupland

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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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