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Clostridium septicumEmpyema in an Immunocompetent Woman

Published:2010 Issue: Volume:2010 Page:1-4
ISSN:1687-9627
Container-title:Case Reports in Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:Case Reports in Medicine

Author:

Granok Alexander B.¹,Mahon Patrick A.²,Biesek Genesio W.³

Affiliation:

1. Infectious Disease Associates, 399 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH 03054, USA

2. Surgical Care Group, PC, 87 McGregor Street, Suite 3100, Notre Dame Pavilion, Manchester, NH 03102, USA

3. Manchester Internal Medicine Associates, 1650 Elm Street, Suite 302, Manchester, NH 03101, USA

Abstract

We report a case of aClostridium septicumempyema in an immunocompetent woman following operation for an incarcerated internal hernia. The patient was successfully treated with pleural decortication and an extended course of postoperative antibiotics. This is the first report of such an infection in the medical literature.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/crim/2010/231738.pdf

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