Neumonía grave por Streptococcus pyogenes: reporte de un caso / Community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes: report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
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136(12): 1564-1569, dic. 2008. ilus, tab
Artículo
en Español
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ABSTRACT
During the past two decades there has been a resurgence ofinvasive group A streptococcal (GAS) infection, specially pneumonia and bacteremia. We report a 35 year-old female previously subjected to a thyroidectomy for a thyroid cáncer, that five days after operation, presented with a severe community-acquired pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (Lancefield Group A Streptococcus) that was complicated by acute respiratory failure and septic shock. She was treated with a combination of 3 g/day of cefotaxime and 1.8 g/day of clindamycin with a good clinical response and discharged from the hospital in good conditions. Although this microorganism is an uncommon cause of community-acquired pneumonia, previously healthy individuals may be infected and the clinical course may be fulminant. Patients with invasive GAS infection admitted to ICU have a high mortality rate. Treatment of choice of Group A streptococcal infection is penicillin. However, clindamycin should be added in severe infections.
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Asunto principal:
Choque Séptico
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Infecciones Estreptocócicas
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Neumonía Bacteriana
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Español
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Chile
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