Table 3.

Published cases of Streptococcus intermedius pleural fluid and tissue analysis.

Case	Our case	1 [8]	2 [9]	3 [10]
Total protein (g/dL)	4.0	4.3	—	4.2
LDH	1372	2873	—	6280
Glucose (mg/dL)	93	1.0	—	10
Gram staining	No organisms	No organisms	—	—
Pleural fluid culture	No growth	S. anginosus group	—	S. intermedius
Tissue histology	Necrotizing pneumonia, culture: S. intermedius	—	Necrotizing pneumonia, culture: S. intermedius	—

Case 2 did not have a pleural fluid sample; S. anginosus: Streptococcus anginosus.