A Strange Case of Traumatic Pleural Effusion: Pleural Empyema Due to Actinomyces meyeri, a Case Report

BACKGROUND: Actinomycosis by Actinomyces meyeri is rare and scarcely reported in the literature. The lung is the main organ involved. Penicillin and amoxicillin are the first-choice treatments. Surgery is indicated when empyema and abscesses are resistant to medical treatment. CASE PRESENTATION: We...

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Autores principales: Ghisalberti, Marco, Madioni, Chiara, Ghinassi, Giacomo, Maccari, Uberto, Corzani, Roberto, Meniconi, Fabiola, Scala, Raffaele, Paladini, Piero
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10381344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37511825
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13071450

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10381344/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37511825
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13071450

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