Pleural empyema due to S. typhi: a case report

S Mishra; D Pattnaik; A Mahapatra; B Swain

Pleural empyema due to S. typhi: a case report

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2004 Jan;47(1):75-6.

Authors

S Mishra¹, D Pattnaik, A Mahapatra, B Swain

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, M.K.C. G. Medical College, Berhampur.

PMID: 15471141

Abstract

In a 35 year old immunocompetent male, clinically diagnosed as a case of hydropneumothorax of left side, Salmonella typhi was isolated as the causative agent of pleural empyema.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Empyema, Pleural / diagnosis*
Empyema, Pleural / microbiology
Humans
Male
Salmonella Infections / diagnosis*
Salmonella Infections / microbiology
Salmonella typhi*