Rhizobium radiobacter in pulmonary abscess associated with postgripal necrotizing pneumonia.
نویسندگان
چکیده
A study of antimicrobial agents sensitivity using the microdilution system incorporated to identification/susceptibility of non-fermenting gram-negative of Microscan panels, was made, taking into account the breakpoints in the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Studied strain was sensitive to most of the antibiotics tested as: cefotaxime, cefepime and piperacillin/tazobactam, gentamicin, ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole. Taking into account the antibiogram report, the treatment was modified to piperacillin/tazobactam. The evolution was satisfactory, improving respiratory function and disappearing the lung abscess. Sir,
منابع مشابه
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Mimicking Necrotizing Pneumonia: Case Report
uncommon, but there are few case reports of cavitary pulmonary Hodgkin’s disease mimicking as lung abscess or necrotizing pneumonia. In this report, we describe a case of pulmonary Hodgkin’s lymphoma presenting as a large cavitary lesion with air-fluid levels in the right lower lobe mimicking as lung abscess or necrotizing pneumonia. The patient showed right lower tracheal and right hilar lymph...
متن کاملRhizopus lung abscess in renal transplant patient successfully treated by lobectomy.
A 46-year-old man with diabetes mellitus and cadaveric kidney transplant, maintained on a regimen of prednisone and azathioprine, developed a necrotizing pneumonia. The abscess cavity became secondarily infected with Rhizopus and was cured by surgical resection. Secondary invasion of an abscess cavity by Rhizopus and the successful surgical treatment of pulmonary phycomycosis in an immunosuppre...
متن کاملLemierre’s syndrome, necrotizing pneumonia and staphylococcal septic shock treated with extracorporeal life support
OBJECTIVES Lemierre's syndrome cause by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus is rare, but can lead to necrotizing pneumonia and septicaemia. When treating such patient with extracorporeal life support source control can be both challenging and controversial. METHODS In this report we present a 12 year old male who presented with Lemierre's syndrome from which he developed septic shock ...
متن کاملA revision of Rhizobium Frank 1889, with an emended description of the genus, and the inclusion of all species of Agrobacterium Conn 1942 and Allorhizobium undicola de Lajudie et al. 1998 as new combinations: Rhizobium radiobacter, R. rhizogenes, R. rubi, R. undicola and R. vitis.
Rhizobium, Agrobacterium and Allorhizobium are genera within the bacterial family Rhizobiaceae, together with Sinorhizobium. The species of Agrobacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens (syn. Agrobacterium radiobacter), Agrobacterium rhizogenes, Agrobacterium rubi and Agrobacterium vitis, together with Allorhizobium undicola, form a monophyletic group with all Rhizobium species, based on comparative...
متن کاملNecrobacillosis (Lemmiere's syndrome): a rare cause of necrotizing pneumonia.
The cases of four young and previously healthy patients with necrobacillosis are reported. All four patients presented with acute pharyngotonsillitis and pulmonary infiltrates due to metastatic abscesses, and had neutrophil leucocytosis and hypoalbuminaemia. Blood cultures grew Fusobacterium necrophorum and each patient responded to metronidazole.
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia
دوره 30 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017