Lung abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 6B. (2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ito, Yuhei; Toyoshima, Hirokazu; Suzuki, Takehiro; Iwamoto, Keisuke; Sasano, Hajime; Itani, Hidetoshi; Kondo, Shigeto; Tanigawa, Motoaki
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 23(2018)
• Page Start: 71
• Page End: 73
• Publication Date: 2018
• Subjects: Streptococcus pneumoniae -- Lung abscess -- Serotype 6B -- Penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.11.010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Lung abscess has been considered to be a rare complication of pneumococcal infection, and most cases are reported to be Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 3. A 67-year-old man presented with fever and was diagnosed to have lung abscess caused by S. pneumoniae serotype 6B. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of penicillin for the isolate was 1 μg/mL. He was treated with high-dose intravenous sulbactam/ampicillin as definitive therapy based on susceptibility testing for S. pneumoniae and recovered successfully without surgical intervention. S. pneumoniae serotype 6B can cause lung abscess.