Empyema Caused by Prevotella bivia Complicating an Unusual Case of Spontaneous Chylothorax | Zendy

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Empyema Caused by Prevotella bivia Complicating an Unusual Case of Spontaneous Chylothorax

Author(s) -

Alessandro Di Marco Berardino,

Riccardo Inchingolo,

Andrea Smargiassi,

Antonina Re,

Riccardo Torelli,

Barbara Fiori,

Tiziana D’Inzeo,

Giuseppe Maria Corbo,

Salvatore Valente,

Maurizio Sanguinetti,

Teresa Spanu

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.03282-13

Subject(s) - empyema , chylothorax , medicine , clindamycin , pleural fluid , chest tube , prevotella , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , biology , bacteria , pleural effusion , pneumothorax , genetics

Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest tube drainage and prompt treatment with intravenous clindamycin.

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