Streptococcus Constellatus에 의한 농흉 1예

Streptococcus constellatus (S. constellatus) is a commensal microorganism belonging to the "Streptococcus milleri" group, but may cause infections in different locations in immunocompromised patients. The infection of S. constellatus has high mortality and morbidity due to its tendency to...

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Published inTuberculosis and respiratory diseases Vol. 66; no. 6; pp. 463 - 466
Main Authors 류용석, 이재형, 이병훈, 김상훈, 양동진, 류상렬, 유연화, 정미연, 채정돈, Ryu, Yong Suc, Lee, Jae Hyung, Lee, Byung Hoon, Kim, Sang Hoon, Yang, Dong Jin, Ryu, Sang Ryol, Yu, Yun Hwa, Cheong, Mi Youn, Chae, Jeong Don
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 대한결핵및호흡기학회 01.06.2009
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ISSN1738-3536
2005-6184

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Summary:Streptococcus constellatus (S. constellatus) is a commensal microorganism belonging to the "Streptococcus milleri" group, but may cause infections in different locations in immunocompromised patients. The infection of S. constellatus has high mortality and morbidity due to its tendency to cause abscesses in infected patients, which require immediate surgical drainage for effective treatment. We report on a 72-year-old woman with end stage renal disease, who suffered from dyspnea and general weakness that had developed over 7 days. Chest CT showed loculated pleural effusion. S. constellatus was cultured from exudative pleural effusions and confirmed by an analysis of 16S rRNA sequence. The patient was treated with drainage of pleural effusion and piperacillin/tazobactam for 5 weeks. S. constellatus는 Streptococcus milleri group을 이루는 균이며 상부호흡기계, 비뇨기계 등에 정상 상재균으로 존재하다 면역저하 상태에서 기회감염을 일으키며 주로 농을 형성하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 저자들은 혈액투석을 받는 환자에게 발생한 S. constellatus에 의한 농흉 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고한다. 본 증례를 통해 면역이 저하된 환자에게 농흉이 형성된 경우 S. constellatus에 의한 감염을 생각해볼 수 있으며 이와 같은 경우 세균학적 검사 결과에 따른 항생제 치료와 함께 수술적 배농을 고려해야 한다는 것을 경험하였다.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO200930360540215
G704-000421.2009.66.6.009
ISSN:1738-3536
2005-6184