Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax.

Alessandro Di Marco Berardino; Riccardo Inchingolo; Andrea Smargiassi; Antonina Re; Riccardo Torelli; Barbara Fiori Alfarano; Tiziana D'Inzeo; Giuseppe Maria Corbo; Salvatore Valente; Maurizio Sanguinetti; Teresa Spanu Pennestri

doi:10.1128/JCM.03282-13

Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax.

Alessandro Di Marco Berardino
, Riccardo Inchingolo
, Andrea Smargiassi
, Antonina Re
, Riccardo Torelli
, Barbara Fiori Alfarano
, Tiziana D'Inzeo
, Giuseppe Maria Corbo
, Salvatore Valente
, Maurizio Sanguinetti
, Teresa Spanu Pennestri

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Abstract

Spontaneous chylothorax is rare in adults. We present an unusual case that was complicated by 28 Prevotella bivia empyema. Full recovery was achieved with chest-tube drainage and prompt 29 treatment with intravenous clindamycin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1284-1286
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	52
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.03282-13
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Prevotella bivia
chylothorax

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