Streptococcus intermedius secretes a human-specific cytolysin, intermedilysin (ILY), which is
considered to be the major virulence factor of this pathogen. We screened for a repressor of …

Pleural infection remains an important disease with a significant clinical impact on
respiratory specialists, physicians working in internal medicine, and thoracic surgeons …

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for pulmonary
abscess-related empyema by investigating the clinical characteristics and chest computed …

Empyema is a severe complication of pneumonia with high morbidity and mortality rates.
Rapid diagnosis and tailoring of antibiotic therapy are crucial to treatment success for these …

Human dental plaque is thought to contribute to disease, not only in the oral cavity but also
at other body sites. To investigate the pathogenicity of dental plaque in tissues remote from …

We describe a patient with necrotizing fasciitis of the chest wall that developed from
pneumonia complicated by an empyema, which led to local invasion of the chest wall and …

An infected mycotic aneurysm due to Streptococcus constellatus subsp. constellatus has not
previously been reported. We report on this condition in an 87-year-old woman who had …

Résumé Les épanchements pleuraux parapneumoniques représentent la principale
étiologie des pleurésies infectieuses. Leur incidence est en constante augmentation. Bien …

The literature on childhood tuberculous empyema (TE) is limited. The aim of this study was
to examine the clinicopathological characteristics and outcome of paediatric TE and …

Objective: Rare disease Background: Except for neonates, streptococci other than
Streptococcus pneumoniae are a rare cause of acute bacterial meningitis. Streptococcus …