Enterococcus thailandicus identified in respiratory samples in a critically ill patient: clinical report and mini review
Patricia Mester, Stephan Schmid, Arne Kandulski, Heidi Gschwendtner, Florian Weber, Martina Müller, Vlad Pavel · 2026
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Patricia Mester and co-authors report, in a 2026 case review, a little-known gut bacterium turning up where it had never been documented: the airways. Enterococcus thailandicus is among the least studied members of its genus and rarely harms people. Their patient was a 73-year-old with a burst duodenum, the first stretch of small intestine. Surgery and endoscopy repaired the damage, yet pneumonia followed. A scope into the airways found pus and raised cream-colored membranes.
Cultures from both the chest fluid collection and the airway samples grew the same rare species. Matching antibiotics cleared the infection and the patient recovered. A literature trawl found only six prior human cases worldwide. Respiratory involvement makes this the first of its kind, the authors state. Case reports of rare germs, they argue, sharpen how labs judge odd culture results.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Patricia Mester, Stephan Schmid, Arne Kandulski, Heidi Gschwendtner, Florian Weber, Martina Müller, Vlad Pavel |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |