An unusual case report of Streptococcus mitis causing complex empyema thoracis

Empyema is the collection of pus within the pleural space. The most common infective etiology of empyema is the Gram-positive organisms such as Streptococcus pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus. Streptococcus mitis which is an oral commensal is known to cause serious infections in cancer patients re...

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Published in:	Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
Main Authors:	Ria Lawrence, R Sridhar, R Narasimhan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Subjects:	empyema streptococcus mitis streptokinase
Online Access:	http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2020;volume=3;issue=3;spage=144;epage=146;aulast=Lawrence