| Autor: |
Saeko Takahashi, Takahiro Ishitsuka, Kaoru Namatame, Morio Nakamura |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Respirology Case Reports, Vol 7, Iss 7, Pp n/a-n/a (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2051-3380 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/rcr2.466 |
| Popis: |
An 83‐year‐old woman was admitted with empyema. Pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen testing on admission showed a positive result, but culture of pleural effusion yielded only Streptococcus intermedius. S. intermedius is a member of the anginosus group and a component of the regular flora of the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract. As a human pathogen, this species has gained notoriety for abscess formation in the liver and brain but has also been reported recently as a major agent causing pulmonary abscesses or empyema, and the number of affected patients is increasing with the aging of society. We present the first case of a false‐positive pneumococcal rapid urinary antigen test in empyema caused by S. intermedius. |
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