Pneumonia and pleural empyema due to a mixed Lactobacillus spp. infection as a possible early esophageal carcinoma signature
Lactobacilli are human commensals found in the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract. Although generally conceived as non-pathogenic microorganisms, the existence of several reports implicating them in certain severe pathological entities renders this species as opportunistic pathogens. The case...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmed.2016.00042/full |