title: Enterococcal-associated lower respiratory tract infections: a case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a rare case of bacteremic enterococcal pneumonia in an 81-year-old man, with an indolent disease course. We reviewed the literature concerning lower respiratory tract infections associated with enterococci for the burden, the pathogenesis and the clinical characteristics of these unusual infections.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases and Urology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa, Israel. moti.grupper@b-zion.org.il
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grupper
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kravtsov
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Potasman
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents