Case Report
Streptococcus intermedius Causing Necrotizing Pneumonia in an Immune Competent Female: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 3
Published cases of Streptococcus intermedius pleural fluid and tissue analysis.
| Case | Our case | 1 [8] | 2 [9] | 3 [10] |
| Total protein (g/dL) | 4.0 | 4.3 | — | 4.2 | LDH | 1372 | 2873 | — | 6280 | Glucose (mg/dL) | 93 | 1.0 | — | 10 | Gram staining | No organisms | No organisms | — | — | Pleural fluid culture | No growth | S. anginosus group | — | S. intermedius | Tissue histology | Necrotizing pneumonia, culture: S. intermedius | — | Necrotizing pneumonia, culture: S. intermedius | — |
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Case did not have a pleural fluid sample; S. anginosus: Streptococcus anginosus.
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