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The outcomes of thoracoscopic decortication between fungal empyema and bacterial empyema

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2023
Background Fungal empyema is an uncommon disease and is associated with a high mortality rate. Surgical intervention is suggested in stage II and III empyema.
Ya-Fu Cheng, Chun-Min Chen, Yi-Ling Chen, Ching-Yuan Cheng, Chang-Lun Huang, Wei-Heng Hung, Bing-Yen Wang   +6 more
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Empyema [PDF]

Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2018
History of present illness: A 51-year-old male with congestive heart failure, previous myocardial infarctions, and a questionable history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presented to the emergency department with a chief complaint of shortness ...
Jonathan Patane
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Guttural pouch tympany or empyema in 38 ٍStraight Egyptian Arabian foals: clinical presentation, diagnostic features and outcome [PDF]

BMC Veterinary Research
Background As a breed, Straight Egyptian Arabian horses are susceptible to many disorders that mostly affect the head, such as guttural pouch (GP) tympany and empyema.
Ashraf M. Abu-Seida, Hanaa A.E. Asfour, Mohammad A.H. Abdulredha, Mohamed K. Derbala   +3 more
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Early diagnostic value of serum S100 calcium-binding protein A12, serum amyloid A protein, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with acute empyema [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundAcute empyema refers to suppurative inflammation of the pleural cavity secondary to pulmonary infection. Prompt diagnosis and intervention are required upon identification to prevent progression to chronic empyema; hence, clinically effective ...
Xiao-Lian Zhou, Dong-Qiong Li, Duo Li
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CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT OF SUBDURAL EMPYEMA: A COMPLICATION OF ODONTOGENIC SINUSITIS [PDF]

Romanian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
Odontogenic infections are predisposing factors for 10% of maxillary sinusitis, rarely complicating with meningitis and subdural empyema. Most empyema associated with dental infections have polymicrobial etiology. Standard treatment for subdural empyema
Manuela Arbune, Liliana Baroiu, Teodora Marcu, Mihaela Lungu   +3 more
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Phenotyping empyema by pleural fluid culture results and macroscopic appearance: an 8-year retrospective study

ERJ Open Research, 2023
Background The clinical impact of phenotyping empyema is poorly described. This study was designed to evaluate clinical characteristics and outcomes based on the two readily available parameters, pleural fluid culture status and macroscopic fluid ...
Ka Pang Chan, Susanna So Shan Ng, Kwun Cheung Ling, Ka Ching Ng, Lai Ping Lo, Wing Ho Yip, Jenny Chun Li Ngai, Kin Wang To, Fanny Wai San Ko, Yun Chor Gary Lee, David Shu Cheong Hui   +10 more
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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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Video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication for the management of late stage pleural empyema, is it feasible?

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2016
Background: Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical decortication (VATSD) is widely applicable in fibrinopurulent Stage II empyema. While, more chronic thick walled Stage III empyema (organizing stage) needs conversion to open thoracotomy, and existing ...
Waseem M Hajjar, Iftikhar Ahmed, Sami A Al-Nassar, Rawan K Alsultan, Waad A Alwgait, Hanoof H Alkhalaf, Shekhar C Bisht   +6 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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Survey of childhood empyema in Asia: Implications for detecting the unmeasured burden of culture-negative bacterial disease

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2008
Background Parapneumonic empyema continues to be a disease of significant morbidity and mortality among children despite recent advances in medical management. To date, only a limited number of studies have assessed the burden of empyema in Asia. Methods
Shen Xuzhuang, Chiu Chen-Hsun, Anh Dang, Yong Dong, Kilgore Paul E, Nyambat Batmunkh, Jodar Luis, Ng Timothy L, Bock Hans L, Hausdorff William P   +9 more
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