[Pleural and ascitic fluid infection by Listeria monocytogenes. Report of one case].
Ascitic and pleural fluids infection by Listeria monocytogenes is uncommon. The association of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis and empyema caused by this microorganism has been seldom reported. A 61-year-old male with an alcoholic cirrhosis and an upper right lobectomy for a lung cancer, consulted because of an exacerbation of dyspnea, abdominal pain and fever. Listeria-monocytogenes was isolated from ascitic and pleural fluids and from blood cultures. He was successfully treated with ampicillin and a chest tube for drainage.
López-Rodríguez
Raimundo
R
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, España. lopezrodriguez.rm@gmail.com
Campos-Franco
Joaquín
J
Mallo-González
Nieves
N
Alende-Sixto
María Rosario
MR
D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*