[Empyema caused by Pasteurella multocida].
A new case of pneumonia and empyema by Pasteurella multocida diagnosed by culture of pleural fluid is reported. It is also reviewed the most common ways of infection, the characteristics of the rare pulmonary diseases, the risks factors and the treatment.
Rajo Iglesias
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Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Xeral de Galicia.
Novoa Valentín
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Pérez del Molino Bernal
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ML
Ledo Andion
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D000368:Aged; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida