A rare case of pleuropulmonary infection and septic shock associated with Enterococcus faecium endocarditis

被引：8
作者：
MacEachern, P
Giannoccaro, JP
Elsayed, S
Read, RR
Laupland, KB
机构：
[1] Univ Calgary, Foothills Med Ctr, Fac Med, Dept Med, Calgary, AB, Canada
[2] Univ Calgary, Dept Crit Care Med, Calgary, AB, Canada
[3] Univ Calgary, Dept Pathol & Lab Med, Calgary, AB, Canada
[4] Calgary Lab Serv, Calgary, AB, Canada
来源：
JOURNAL OF INFECTION | 2005年 / 50卷 / 01期
关键词：
Enterococcus; endocarditis; septic shock; pneumonia; empyema;
D O I：
10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.005
中图分类号：
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号：
100401 ;
摘要：
Enterococci rarely cause pleuropulmonary infections. A novel case of definitively diagnosed nosocomial Enterococcus faecium pneumonia, empyema, and endocarditis associated with septic shock is reported. (C) 2003 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数：5
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