Neumonía bacteriana con desarrollo de abscesos pulmonares secundarios a infección causa por Streptococcus intermedius proveniente de absceso dental

A case of a 29 years old male patient is presented; having asthma and psoriasis as his only personal pathological antecedents he developed pneumonia with multiple pulmonary bilateral abscess caused by the bacteria Streptococcus intermedius coming from a dental abscess. The patient required hospital...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Álvarez Herrera, Leonardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/8040
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/medica/article/view/8040
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:streptococcus intermedius
streptococcus milleri
abscesos pulmonares
neumonía bacteriana
pulmonary abscesses
bacterial pneumonia
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Sumario:A case of a 29 years old male patient is presented; having asthma and psoriasis as his only personal pathological antecedents he developed pneumonia with multiple pulmonary bilateral abscess caused by the bacteria Streptococcus intermedius coming from a dental abscess. The patient required hospital admission for 17 days and received endovenous treatment with Ampilicin/Sulbactam in a dose of 1,5 g each 6 hours for 2 weeks, showing clinical recovery and being discharged of the health center with the same antibiotic treatment for one more month administered via oral.