TY - JOUR
T1 - Empyema caused by Prevotella bivia complicating an unusual case of spontaneous chylothorax.
AU - Di Marco Berardino, Alessandro
AU - Inchingolo, Riccardo
AU - Smargiassi, Andrea
AU - Re, Antonina
AU - Torelli, Riccardo
AU - Fiori Alfarano, Barbara
AU - D'Inzeo, Tiziana
AU - Corbo, Giuseppe Maria
AU - Valente, Salvatore
AU - Sanguinetti, Maurizio
AU - Spanu Pennestri, Teresa
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Prevotella bivia
KW - chylothorax
KW - Prevotella bivia
KW - chylothorax
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/56830
U2 - 10.1128/JCM.03282-13
DO - 10.1128/JCM.03282-13
M3 - Article
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 52
SP - 1284
EP - 1286
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
ER -