Chronic Empyema Necessitans Perpetuated by ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae
A man with prior tuberculosis developed recurrent empyema necessitans, complicated by extended‐spectrum beta‐lactamase Klebsiella pneumoniae. Despite prolonged antimicrobials, serial imaging revealed a persistent pleurocutaneous fistula and pleural ...
Zhong Xhen Khor
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Decortication in chronic pleural empyema
Objective: The aim of present study is to evaluate the role of decortication in management of chronic pleural empyema. Methods: From Jan 2003 to Jun 2004, 25 patients of chronic empyema who were subjected to decortication at our tertiary care hospital ...
Kashyap M +4 more
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Spontaneous bacterial empyema in liver cirrhosis: An underdiagnosed pleural complication
Spontaneous bacterial empyema, defined as spontaneous infection of the pleural fluid, represents a distinct complication of hepatic hydrothorax with a different pathogenesis, clinical course and treatment strategy from those of empyema secondary to ...
Allam Naglaa
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Pediatric pleural empyema - decision making beyond imaging - a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Ulmeanu AI, Ulmeanu A, Matran ER.
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Cleavage of C3 by Neutral Proteases from Granulocytes in Pleural Empyema
The possibility of direct inactivation of C3 by granular enzymes from polymorphonuclear leukocytes(PMNLs) in pleural empyema was examined. As a group, pleural empyema from 10 patients with purulent effusions and a positive bacteriologic culture cleaved ...
Waldvogel, F. A. +3 more
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Impact of Pneumococcal Vaccination on the Occurrence of Complicated Pneumonia in Children: A Retrospective Analysis. [PDF]
Milosevic K +5 more
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Right-Sided Empyema Thoracis Mimicking Pulmonary Tuberculosis Secondary to a Complicated Hepatic Cyst: A Diagnostic Pitfall. [PDF]
Abdulkarim F +3 more
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Non-typhoidal <i>Salmonella</i> empyema in an immunocompromised patient. [PDF]
Rafiq H +4 more
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<i>Trichosporon inkin</i> empyema and fungaemia following bilateral lung transplantation: diagnostic and treatment challenges. [PDF]
Mannion DM +5 more
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