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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS
Volume 20, Issue 9, Pages 659-661Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008456
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AIDS; Enterococcus; pneumonia; empyema; lung abscess
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This report describes the first case of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus pneumonia complicated with empyema and lung abscess in an HIV patient and reviews previously published cases of Enterococcus pleuro-pulmonary infection. Our case highlights the rarity of this entity and reviews the risk factors for Enterococcus pleuro-pulmonary infections.
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