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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022 Anti-infection strategies against pleural empyema include the use of antibiotics and drainage treatments, but bacterial eradication rates remain low. A major challenge is the formation of biofilms in the pleural cavity.
Wusheng Deng +11 more
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First Case of Acute Pleural Empyema Caused by Mediterraneibacter gnavus
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.We report the first case of acute pleural empyema caused by Mediterraneibacter gnavus, a gut commensal organism, identified by anaerobic culture in combination with MALDI‐TOF mass spectrometry and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. This case suggests that M. gnavus can act as an opportunistic pathogen in patients with significant comorbidities and highlights ...
Masahiro Shirata, Michiko Tsuchiya
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Uso do isömero dxtrógiro lactato como marcador diagnóstico no derrame pleural na criança. [PDF]
, 2001 Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Tocoginecologia, Curso de Medicina, Florianópolis ...
Colombeli, Gianfranco Luigi
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World Journal of Surgery, Volume 50, Issue 6, Page 1487-1492, June 2026.This study demonstrated anatomic lung resection using the da Vinci SP, a novel single‐port robot‐assisted thoracoscopic approach, yields outcomes comparable to those achieved with the da Vinci Xi.ABSTRACTBackgroundThe da Vinci SP enables single‐port robot‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery and this modality represents a novel approach to lung resection via
Teruhisa Kawaguchi +4 more
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, 2014 We analyzed blood and pleural fluid samples from 89 Taiwanese children with empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the major pathogen, identified in 12 children by bacterial culture and 53 children by molecular ...
黃立民 +1 more
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, 2023 Background: Pleural infection is life-threatening and increasingly prevalent. In addition to usual care, twice-daily, separate administration of tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease (tPA-DNase) reduces radiological pleural opacity with ...
Timothy Ryder +5 more
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Safety and efficacy of medical thoracoscopy in the management of loculated thoracic empyema
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2017 Background: Pleural empyema can be subdivided into 3 stages: exudative, multiloculated, and organizing. In the absence of clear septation, antibiotics plus simple drainage of pleural fluid is often sufficient treatment, whereas clear septation often ...
Ahmed Hassan Ali Abo-El-maged +3 more
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Severe pneumonia with empyema caused by and co-infection: a case report
Journal of International Medical Research, 2023 Empyema is a common complication of pneumonia, caused by the accumulation of purulent exudate due to pathogenic bacteria invading the pleural cavity. Parvimonas micra and Streptococcus constellatus are pathogens that rarely cause pneumonia with empyema ...
Yao Duan +6 more
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Addiction, Volume 121, Issue 6, Page 1381-1397, June 2026.Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala +7 more
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Case Reports in Pediatrics, 2015 Background. Empyema necessitans, a rare complication of pleural effusion, could result in significant morbidity and mortality in children. It is characterized by the dissection of pus through the soft tissues and the skin of the chest wall. Mycobacterium
M. S. Yauba +4 more
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