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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Detalles Bibliográficos
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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Sumario: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 pleural irrigation with saline, given the patient had an increased risk of bleeding due to the concomitant requirement for systemic anticoagulation. Subsequently, intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and recombinant human Dornase alfa (DNase) were safely administered with the resolution of empyema. Enterococcus faecium is an uncommon cause of pleural empyema and, to our knowledge, has not previously been reported to be associated with COVID-19 or ECMO.

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