A rare case of pleuropulmonary infection and septic shock associated with Enterococcus faecium endocarditis - 14/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.11.005
Paul MacEachern a, J. Peter Giannoccaro a, Sameer Elsayed b, Ronald R. Read a, Kevin B. Laupland a, b, c, ⁎ 
a Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Canada
b Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary and Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, Alta., Canada
c Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta., Canada
Corresponding author. Address: Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Centre, Room C210M, 1403-29th Street NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada. Tel.: +1-403-944-1454; fax: +1-403-944-2876Abstract |
Enterococci rarely cause pleuropulmonary infections. A novel case of definitively diagnosed nosocomial Enterococcus faecium pneumonia, empyema, and endocarditis associated with septic shock is reported.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Enterococcus, Endocarditis, Septic shock, Pneumonia, Empyema
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Vol 50 - N° 1
P. 84-88 - janvier 2005 Retour au numéro
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