Pleural space infection microbiology as assessed using a clinical sequencing-based assay: <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> group, <i>Streptococcus intermedius,</i> and other oral normal microbiota are the most common bacteria identified in community-ac

We describe here the most frequent microorganisms detected in community-acquired pleural space infection using a clinically performed sequencing-based assay. We found that the most common detection was the <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> group and/or <i>Streptococcus intermedius</i>, with or without other normal microbiota. We propose the term e-FuSion (effusion with <i>Fusobacterium nucleatum</i> group, <i>Streptococcus intermedius</i>, and other oral normal microbiota) for this entity.