A Case on Streptococcal Pneumonia Associated with Leptomeningitis, Osteomyelitis and Epidural Abscess in a Patient with AIDS

Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are at higher risks of bacterial pneumonia than the general population, and the pathogen is the most commonly involved Streptococcus pneumoniae. We hereby report a case of pneumococcal pneumonia associated with leptomeningitis, osteomyelitis an...

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Autores principales: Jeon, Jae Woong, Yoon, Hee Jung, Kim, Joo Seok, Ryu, Il Hwan, Choi, Ji Wook, Kim, Min Gyu, Na, Young Min, Yun, Hyeon Jeong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2014
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3948856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24624217
http://dx.doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.76.2.80
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Sumario:Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are at higher risks of bacterial pneumonia than the general population, and the pathogen is the most commonly involved Streptococcus pneumoniae. We hereby report a case of pneumococcal pneumonia associated with leptomeningitis, osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in a patient with AIDS. He is being successfully treated with ampicillin/sulbactam and clindamycin. And because the pneumococcal infection is usually associated with morbidity and mortality rates in the setting of AIDS, we should consider for pneumococcal vaccinations among the AIDS populations.

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