PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R Molina
AU  - T Baro
AU  - J Torne
AU  - R Miralles
AU  - J Gutierrez
AU  - JF Solsona
AU  - C Alia
TI  - Empyema caused by Kingella denitrificans and Peptostreptococcus spp. in a patient with bronchogenic carcinoma
AID  - 10.1183/09031936.93.01090870
DP  - 1988 Oct 01
TA  - European Respiratory Journal
PG  - 870--871
VI  - 1
IP  - 9
4099  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/1/9/870.short
4100  - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/1/9/870.full
SO  - Eur Respir J1988 Oct 01; 1
AB  - Empyema caused by Kingella denitrificans and Peptostreptococcus spp. was diagnosed in a patient with bronchogenic carcinoma. This appears to be the third report providing evidence of a pathogenic role for K. denitrificans, and the first concerning infection in the pleural space and in a patient with underlying immunosuppressive disease. K. denitrificans should be added to the list of fastidious gram-negative bacteria associated with opportunistic infections in the compromised host.