Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Pivot Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Target Concepts:
Gene/Protein
Disease
Symptom
Drug
Enzyme
Compound
Query: EC:4.2.3.23 (
GAS
)
957
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Pleural empyema is a rare and serious complication of pneumonia. Although it is frequently seen in children, there are only a few reports about pleural empyema in newborn infants. Here we report a case of early onset neonatal pneumonia complicated with pleural empyema. The causal microorganism was group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (
GAS
or Streptococcus pyogenes) presumably originating from the mother, who had a puerperal infection. The mother had fever,
pelvic pain
, and abnormal vaginal discharge two days after delivery and subsequent increase in the antistreptolysin O titer, suggesting streptococcus infection. The patient was successfully treated by pleural drainage in addition to synergistic antimicrobial therapy.
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PMID:Pleural empyema due to group A beta-hemolytic streptococci in a newborn: case report. 2387 94
