The role of viridans streptococci and anaerobic bacteria of the oral cavity in paediatric parapneumonic pleural effusions/empyema—a nationwide hospital-based surveillance study
VS/AA-associated PPE/PE particularly affected older children and those with complex comorbidities. In such patients, it would therefore be advisable to include anaerobic coverage in empirical antibiotic treatment, and distinct clinical features should be considered in therapeutic management.
Authors
- Johannes G. Liese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5569-4914)
- Claudia Bauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4278-4803)
- Christoph Schoen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2222-1085)
- Johannes Förster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3445-2251)
- P. Reuter-Weissenberger
- A. Streng
- M.S. Urschitz
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Microbiology and Infection
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2025.12.025
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00