Enterococcus Pneumonia Complicated with Empyema and Lung Abscess in an HIV-positive Patient. Case Report and Review of the Literature

Overview

Journal Int J STD AIDS

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2009 Aug 28

PMID 19710346

Citations 10

Authors

T Vanschooneveld

C Mindru

M G Madariaga

A C Kalil

D F Florescu

Affiliations

Soon will be listed here.

Abstract

This report describes the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus pneumonia complicated with empyema and lung abscess in an HIV patient and reviews previously published cases of Enterococcus pleuro-pulmonary infection. Our case highlights the rarity of this entity and reviews the risk factors for Enterococcus pleuro-pulmonary infections.

Citing Articles

Sequential Therapy of Linezolid and Contezolid to Treat Vancomycin-Resistant Pneumonia in a Centenarian Patient: Case Report.

Chen P, An L, Zhang Z Infect Drug Resist. 2023; 16:1573-1578.

PMID: 36969942 PMC: 10032165. DOI: 10.2147/IDR.S401533.

Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing Successfully Detects Pulmonary Infectious Pathogens in Children With Hematologic Malignancy.

Wang D, Wang W, Ding Y, Tang M, Zhang L, Chen J Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12:899028.

PMID: 35837477 PMC: 9273861. DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.899028.

Pleural empyema due to Enterococcus species: An uncommon etiology.

Mohanty S, Bhuniya S Respir Med Case Rep. 2021; 32:101375.

PMID: 33732614 PMC: 7940993. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101375.

Enterococcus faecalis-associated lung abscess in a male adolescent- a case report.

Mendes A, Costa A, Ferreira H, Ferreira C BMC Pediatr. 2020; 20(1):98.

PMID: 32122323 PMC: 7053088. DOI: 10.1186/s12887-020-2003-8.

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

Li F, Wang Y, Sun L, Wang X BMC Infect Dis. 2020; 20(1):167.

PMID: 32087689 PMC: 7036182. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-4892-4.