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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1996-3696</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista del Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Inst. Med. Trop.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1996-3696</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Medicina Tropical]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1996-36962019000100040</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18004/imt/201914140-43</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Streptococcus constellatus: causa infrecuente de empiema pleural]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Streptococcus constellatus: uncommon cause of pleural empyema]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gatti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lovera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Dolores]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Apodaca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zárate]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Irala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanabria]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arbo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Antonio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Medicina Tropical  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional de Asunción  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>40</fpage>
<lpage>43</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1996-36962019000100040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1996-36962019000100040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1996-36962019000100040&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Streptococcus Constellatus es un microorganismo comensal en el humano, pero puede causar infecciones en diferentes lugares. Reportamos el caso de un escolar con empiema pleural causado por este microorganismo en asociación a anaerobios. El paciente fue tratado con un drenaje pleural y recibió antibioticoterapia durante seis semanas. Fue dado de alta en buenas condiciones. Se discute el caso y se hace revisión de la literatura. Conclusión: En los últimos 5 años, la enfermedad del dengue produce una carga económica y de enfermedad sustancial en Paraguay. Se requiere la sostenibilidad y el fortalecimiento de acciones multisectoriales para reducir el impacto económico del dengue en la población paraguaya.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Streptococcus constellatus is a commensal microorganism in humans, but it can cause sometimes different types of infections. We report the case of school-age children with pleural empyema caused by this microorganism in association with anaerobic bacteria. The patient was treated with a pleural drainage and received antibiotic therapy for six weeks. It was discharged in good condition. The case is discussed and literature review is done.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Streptococcus constellatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[empiema pleural]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[niños.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Streptococcus constellatus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pleural empiema]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[children.]]></kwd>
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