Pleural empyema caused by Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum - a distinct entity of pleural infections.
Ruben DyrhovdenTomas Mikal EaganØystein FløttenWilliam SiljanTruls Michael LeegaardBjørnar BøHilde FardalFredrik GrøvanArne Kildahl-AndersenKjersti Wik LarssenRune TilsethReidar HjetlandSigbjørn LøesFrode LindemarkMarit TellevikRebecca BreisteinØyvind KommedalPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)
Oral-type pleural infection is the most common type of community-acquired pleural infection. Current evidence supports hematogenous seeding of bacteria from a dental focus as the most important underlying etiology. Streptococcus intermedius and Fusobacterium nucleatum most likely represent key pathogens necessary for establishing the infection.