Bilateral pleural empyema by Enterobacter infection secondary to pancreaticopleural fistula

oleh: Koichi Hasegawa, Ayano Toriyama, Takashi Nomizo, Hiroko Fukata, Kenichi Goto, Yasukiyo Nakamura, Tatsuo Hamada, Naoki Kanda, Hideo Kita

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2020-12-01

Deskripsi

Abstract Pleural empyema secondary to pancreaticopleural fistula can be caused by ascending infection of enteric organisms from infected pancreatic pseudocysts. This unique route of infection should be noted for appropriate empirical antibiotic therapy.