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Clinics, 2019 OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for pulmonary abscess-related empyema by investigating the clinical characteristics and chest computed tomography imaging features of patients with pulmonary abscesses.
Xing-Dong Cai +9 more
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Streptococcus gordonii empyema: A case report and literature review
IDCases, 2023 Empyema is often caused by Streptococcus anginous species, followed by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The organism Streptococcus gordonii belongs to the Streptococcus mitis group, which rarely causes empyema.
Jin-Hao Xu +3 more
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The Clinical Features and Management of Empyema Caused by Streptococcus constellatus
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Jinyan Lin,* Yu Zhang,* Chongxi Bao, Huasong Lu, Yun Zhong, Chuanfeng Huang, Qiuping Huang, Dezhen Wang, Jing Luo, Ke Wang, Jinliang Kong Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Ward, Guangxi Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Nanning ...
Lin J +10 more
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Lung abscess predicts the surgical outcome in patients with pleural empyema
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2010 Objectives Most cases of pleural empyema are caused by pulmonary infections, which are usually combined with pneumonia or lung abscess. The mortality of patients with pleural empyema remains high (up to 20%).
Wu Chin-Yen +5 more
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International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.Non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations often exhibit significant tumor reduction following tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy. Residual tumors frequently remain, however, leading to drug resistance and disease progression.
Fedor Moiseenko +31 more
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Closed Catheter Drainage for Klebsiella pneumoniae Empyema Necessitans
Case Reports in Surgery, 2023 Empyema necessitans is a rare complication of pneumonia, which can be seen more frequently with tuberculosis (TB). In this case report, we include a 47-year-old female with empyema necessitans; closed drainage has been sought as a sole treatment based on
Mohammed Ishaq, Abdullah Bahadi
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Pharmaceutics, 2023 The incidence of empyema is increasing and associated with a mortality rate of 20% in patients older than 65 years. Since 30% of patients with advanced empyema have contraindications to surgical treatment, novel, low-dose, pharmacological treatments are ...
Galina Florova +10 more
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