Enterococcus faecium Empyema Following Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

A 33-year-old male with severe COVID-19 required prolonged veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support. Following decannulation, he developed an Enterococcus faecium empyema. Tube thoracostomy and broad-spectrum antibiotics were initiated, followed by an unsuccessful attempt at pl...

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Autores principales: Brown, Mark R, Boster, Joshua M, Goertzen, Stephen M, Morris, Michael J, Manninen, Erik S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10469799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664261
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42789

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10469799/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37664261
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42789

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