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Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules

Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other under...

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Autores principales: Catalya, Stephen, Komal, Bushra, Tulpule, Sunil, Raoof, Nazar, Sen, Shuvendu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385582/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409118
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.007
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author Catalya, Stephen
Komal, Bushra
Tulpule, Sunil
Raoof, Nazar
Sen, Shuvendu
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description Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other underlying hepatic or dental history who was treated with ceftriaxone and avoided surgical intervention. A review of the literature reveals cases that are typically treated with a combined surgical and medical approach. These same cases often involve middle aged to elderly individuals who have a past history of tobacco use, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and/or poor dentition. This case stands out given the patient’s atypical presentation.
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spelling pubmed-53855822017-04-13 Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules Catalya, Stephen Komal, Bushra Tulpule, Sunil Raoof, Nazar Sen, Shuvendu IDCases Case Report Streptococcus intermedius, a member of the Streptococcal anginosus group of alpha-hemolytic streptococci, remains a notable infectious agent causing necrotizing pneumonia and abscesses. We report a case of a young male with pulmonary nodules found to have Streptococcus intermedius and no other underlying hepatic or dental history who was treated with ceftriaxone and avoided surgical intervention. A review of the literature reveals cases that are typically treated with a combined surgical and medical approach. These same cases often involve middle aged to elderly individuals who have a past history of tobacco use, alcoholic liver cirrhosis and/or poor dentition. This case stands out given the patient’s atypical presentation. Elsevier 2017-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC5385582/ /pubmed/28409118 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.03.007 Text en © 2017 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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title_short Isolated Streptococcus intermedius pulmonary nodules
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5385582/
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