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Pleural Empyema Due to Gemella morbillorum: A Rare Etiology in a High-risk Patient

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: complicate diagnosis, often requiring Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry for accurate identification. While beta-lactams (penicilins and most cephalosporins) remain first-line therapy, our case highlights successful treatment in a penicillin-allergic patient using vancomycin and clindamycin, providing an alternative regimen. Other options, including macrolides, fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines, may be considered based on antimicrobial susceptibility testing. Optimal management combines pleural drainage and prolonged antibiotic therapy (≥4 weeks).

Source: Open Respiratory Archives

DOI: 10.1016/j.opresp.2025.100526

Authors: Dorian Paola Chaucayanqui, Laura Castellanos López, Beatriz Raboso Moreno

Institutions: Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Universidad Europea de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,060