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Successful Treatment With Daptomycin of MRSA Empyema Complicated by Right-Sided Loculated Pleural Effusion Refractory to Vancomycin

Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2022
Empyema is a serious complication of pneumonia and has been reported to have a mortality rate of 8.7%. For methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) empyema, treatment includes drainage and specific antibiotics such as vancomycin and linezolid ...
Ava Torjani, Dylan Selbst, Joshua Hamsher, Sahaj Mujumdar, Andie Belkoff, Luis Taboada   +5 more
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Parapneumonic Effusion Versus Pulmonary Empyema in Children: Analysis of Risk Factors and Laboratory Predictors Through a Single Center Experience

Children
Background: Parapneumonic effusion is a common complication of community-acquired pneumonia and can range from a simple inflammatory transudate to an organized purulent collection, known as empyema.
Marta Improta, Francesca Morlino, Roberta Ragucci, Carolina D’Anna, Stefania Muzzica, Vincenzo Tipo, Antonietta Giannattasio, Marco Maglione   +7 more
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Pleural empyema caused by Actinomyces turicensis

New Microbes and New Infections, 2021
Actinomyces turicensis was first identified in 1995. To the best of our knowledge, pleural empyema caused by A. turicensis has never been reported. In the case reported herein, a patient with pleural empyema was treated surgically, and in the bacterial ...
Apostolos C. Agrafiotis, Ines Lardinois
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Intra-pleural fibrinolytic therapy versus placebo, or a different fibrinolytic agent, in the treatment of adult parapneumonic effusions and empyema.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
BACKGROUND Pleural infection, including parapneumonic effusions and thoracic empyema, may complicate lower respiratory tract infections. Standard treatment of these collections in adults involves antibiotic therapy, effective drainage of infected fluid ...
E. Altmann, I. Crossingham, Stephen Wilson, H. Davies   +3 more
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Empiema [Empyema: An Update Approach]

Jurnal Respirasi, 2018
Empyema is a collection of exudative fluid in the pleural cavity associated with the occurrence of pulmonary infection. Empyema is often caused by complications of pneumonia but can also be caused by infection from elsewhere.
Helmia Hasan, Devi Ambarwati
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Classical surgical treatment of acute pleural empyema

Український журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To determine the need for open surgical treatment in patients with acute pleural empyema with and without the use of video thoracoscopic rehabilitation interventions. Materials and methods.
V. V. Boyko, V. V. Tkachenko, A. L. Sochneva, V. V. Kritzak, P. I. Korzh, D. V. Minukhin, A. A. Serenko, D. O. Yevtushenko, V. I. Tkachenko   +8 more
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Lung Ultrasound Training: A Scoping Review of Educational Interventions and Outcomes

Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, Volume 29, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Lung ultrasound (LUS) is increasingly recognised as an essential diagnostic and monitoring tool in acute and critical care. As its use grows, understanding how LUS education is designed, delivered, and evaluated for practicing healthcare professionals has become essential.
Patrick Lavoie, Maude Crétaz, Élisabeth Quesnel, Jessica Van Tassel, Claudie Roussy, Christina Dagher, André Denault, Tanya Mailhot   +7 more
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Comparing the Mean Platelet Volume and the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Children With Bacterial Pneumonia Associated With or Without Pleural Empyema [PDF]

مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان, 2023
Background Pneumonia is one of the severe infections in children, and empyema is one of its essential complications which causes more risk in affected children. Therefore, its early diagnosis is of great importance.
Houman Hashemian, Fina Sanati
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Tuberculosis‐Associated Paradoxical Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome in an HIV‐Negative Patient Presenting With a Recurrent Pleural Effusion Managed With Prednisolone: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
Chest CT scan 1 month after starting TB treatment demonstarting left side massive pleural effusion. ABSTRACT Non‐HIV‐infected people with pulmonary tuberculosis can develop paradoxical worsening of lung conditions, including massive pleural effusion, which at times requires multiple drainage. This paradoxical immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
Selam Bogale Gissa, Alemayehu Girma Gemechu, Selamawit Tilahun   +2 more
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The importance of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of complicated course of acute pleural empyema

Український журнал клінічної хірургії
Objective. To determine the value of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of complicated course of acute pleural empyema. Materials and Methods.
V. V. Boyko, V. V. Tkachenko, A. L. Sochneva, V. V. Kritzak, P. I. Korzh, D. V. Minukhin, D. O. Yevtushenko, A. A. Serenko, V. I. Tkachenko   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source