LUNG ABSCESS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS-MITIS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW

Authors
CARRASCOSA M PEREZCASTRILLON JL SAMPEDRO I VALLE R CILLERO L MENDEZ MA
Citation
M. Carrascosa et al., LUNG ABSCESS DUE TO STREPTOCOCCUS-MITIS - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW, Clinical infectious diseases, 19(4), 1994, pp. 781-783
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,Immunology,"Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Clinical infectious diseases → ACNP
ISSN journal
10584838
Volume
19
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
781 - 783
Database
ISI
SICI code
1058-4838(1994)19:4<781:LADTS->2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Streptococcus mitis is a bacterium traditionally regarded as a normal commensal of the oropharynx, skin, and intestinal and genital tracts. To our knowledge, we describe the first case of bilateral lung abscess es caused by S. mitis in an immunocompetent host. The abscesses were s uccessfully treated with clindamycin and gentamicin. Our case illustra tes that S. mitis should be considered a cause of pulmonary abscesses.