A case on streptococcal pneumonia associated with leptomeningitis, osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in a patient with AIDS

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Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are at higher risks of bacterial pneumonia than the general population, and the pathogen is the most commonly involved Streptococcus pneumoniae. We hereby report a case of pneumococcal pneumonia associated with leptomeningitis, osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in a patient with AIDS. He is being successfully treated with ampicillin/sulbactam and clindamycin. And because the pneumococcal infection is usually associated with morbidity and mortality rates in the setting of AIDS, we should consider for pneumococcal vaccinations among the AIDS populations. Copyright © 2014 The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

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Jeon, J. W., Yoon, H. J., Kim, J. S., Ryu, I. H., Choi, J. W., Kim, M. G., … Yun, H. J. (2014). A case on streptococcal pneumonia associated with leptomeningitis, osteomyelitis and epidural abscess in a patient with AIDS. Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, 76(2), 80–83. https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2014.76.2.80

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