Campylobacter fetus associated with pulmonary abscess and empyema.
An unusual case of community-acquired necrotizing aspiration pneumonia with pulmonary abscess and empyema associated with Campylobacter fetus (formerly Vibrio fetus) in mixed culture is reported. This microaerophilic gram-negative curved bacillus has been increasingly associated with human disease. Unlike most pathogens associated with community-acquired aspiration pneumonia, this organism is usually resistant to penicillin. Infection associated with this organism is characteristically relapsing in nature and requires protracted antimicrobial therapy.
D000328:Adult; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004653:Empyema / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000382:microbiology*
D005839:Gentamicins