Johnson Shelsey W, Billatos Ehab
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston University/Boston Medical Center, 72 East Concord Street - R304, Boston, MA, 02118, United States.
Respir Med Case Rep. 2021 Feb 24;32:101365. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101365. eCollection 2021.
Empyema or infection of the pleural space is a well described complication of pneumonia, however knowledge of culprit pathogens is still evolving. We report a novel case of empyema due to , a commensal of the oropharynx and female urogenital tract but previously undescribed cause of empyema We additionally review general pathogenesis of species within the pleural space. Familiarity with this unique pleural infection pathogen is important for selection of adequate antimicrobial therapy given the propensity of anaerobes such as species to disobey anatomic boundaries and recrudescence of infection in the absence of appropriate therapy.
脓胸或胸膜腔感染是肺炎一种广为人知的并发症，然而对致病病原体的认识仍在不断发展。我们报告了一例由 引起的脓胸新病例， 是口咽部和女性生殖道的共生菌，但此前未被描述为脓胸的病因。我们还回顾了 菌种在胸膜腔内的一般发病机制。鉴于 菌种等厌氧菌有突破解剖边界的倾向，且在缺乏适当治疗的情况下感染易复发，熟悉这种独特的胸膜感染病原体对于选择适当的抗菌治疗很重要。
