Listeria monocytogenes empyema in an HIV infected patient.
Listeriosis in HIV infected patients is uncommon and usually presents as meningitis or bacteraemia. Pleural fluid infections caused by this organism are extremely rare. A case is described of empyema caused by Listeria monocytogenes in an HIV infected patient that was successfully treated with medical treatment only.
Marron
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Infectious Disease Service, Ciutat Sanitària i Universitària de Bellvitge, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Rosón
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Mascaró
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Carratalà
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J
D000328:Adult; D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D000667:Ampicillin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination