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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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THE TREATMENT OF EMPYEMA [PDF]
Annals of Surgery, 1919 n ...
John A. Hartwell
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Parapneumonic Effusion Versus Pulmonary Empyema in Children: Analysis of Risk Factors and Laboratory Predictors Through a Single Center Experience [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: 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 +7 more
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Chronic Empyema Necessitans Perpetuated by ESBL<i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i>. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepEmpyema necessitans is not always tuberculous. Secondary bacterial superinfection, such as ESBL Klebsiella pneumoniae, may perpetuate chronic pleural infection. Early microbiological reassessment and timely surgical intervention are critical to avoid progression to refractory, morbid disease.
Khor ZX.
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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 +6 more
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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 +10 more
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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 +3 more
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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 +5 more
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