Open AccessBacterial Pneumonia Caused byStreptococcus pyogenesInfection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Nobuhiro Akuzawa,
Masahiko Kurabayashi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2737w
Subject(s) - streptococcus pyogenes , medicine , pneumonia , sputum , white blood cell , ampicillin , sulbactam , blood culture , bacterial pneumonia , population , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , staphylococcus aureus , tuberculosis , bacteria , antibiotic resistance , imipenem , biology , genetics , environmental health
A 78-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital because of fever lasting for 4 days. His white blood cell count and C-reactive protein level were elevated and computed tomography of the chest showed bronchopneumonia in the right upper lobe of the lung. Streptococcus pyogenes was detected from sputum and blood culture samples on admission and administration of ampicillin/sulbactam was effective. Although our patient's clinical course was good, S. pyogenes pneumonia commonly shows a high rate of fatality and septicemia, and may affect a previously healthy population. Physicians should be aware of pernicious characteristics of S. pyogenes pneumonia.