Yersinia enterocolitica lung infection.
A 66-year-old man had pneumonia, lung abscesses, and mediastinal adenopathy develop due to Yersinia enterocolitica. There was no evidence of septicemia or acute gastrointestinal disease. Diagnosis was confirmed by cultures of a transtracheal aspirate and sputum. Treatment with cefamandole nafate, which had not been used previously in Y enterocolitica lung disease, resulted in cure.
D000368:Aged; D002435:Cefamandole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000209:etiology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology; D015009:Yersinia Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D002435:Cefamandole