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Pediatric parapneumonic effusion before and after national pneumococcal vaccination programs in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Background: Reports on the effectiveness of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) on pediatric parapneumonic effusion are limited. We report the changes in cases and etiologies of pediatric parapneumonic effusion in a children's hospital before and ...
Jun Yi Sim, Luan-Yin Chang, Tu-Hsuan Chang, Jong-Min Chen, Ping-Ing Lee, Li-Min Huang, Chun-Yi Lu   +6 more
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Epidemiology and Management of Pediatric Group A Streptococcal Pneumonia With Parapneumonic Effusion: An Observational Study. [PDF]

Pediatr Infect Dis J
Background: During autumn/winter 2022, UK pediatricians reported an unseasonal increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections; a striking proportion presenting with pneumonia with parapneumonic effusion.
Lees EA, Williams TC, Marlow R, Fitzgerald F, Jones C, Lyall H, Bamford A, Pollock L, Smith A, Lamagni T, Kent A, Whittaker E, Group A Streptococcal Disease Consortium.   +12 more
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Parapneumonic effusion and empyema [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 1997
Parapneumonic effusions account for about one third of all pleural effusions. Approximately 40% of patients with pneumonia develop a concomitant effusion, which is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. In order to select the most appropriate therapy for the individual patient, the effusion should be categorized as being in the exudative,
Hamm, Hinrich, Light, R. W.
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Lemierre syndrome: case presentation of a life-threatening septic pneumonia with complicated parapneumonic effusion: A case report. [PDF]

Medicine (Baltimore)
Rationale: Lemierre syndrome is a rare, life-threatening complication of oropharyngeal infections. Patient concerns: A 35-year-old man started with an upper respiratory infection but worsened the clinical course with sepsis and acute respiratory failure ...
Kim TH, Youn SH, Kim MA, Kim HJ, Kwon YS, Park JS, Park SH.   +6 more
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Case report of parapneumonic effusion and mesothelial subdiaphragmatic cyst: relationship or coincidence? [PDF]

Journal of International Medical Research
Parapneumonic pleural effusions are common in patients with pneumonia. When colonized by pathogenic bacteria or other microorganisms, these effusions can progress to empyema.
Mohamad Hammoud, Carl Ammoury, Charbel Iskandar, Eliane Aoun, Reem Eid, Edouard Sayad   +5 more
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Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in 1402 Children With Parapneumonic Effusion/Pleural Empyema in Germany: A Long-term Surveillance Study. [PDF]

Pediatr Infect Dis J
Objective: This study investigated empiric antibiotic treatment (EAT), guideline adherence, antibiotic streamlining and clinical outcomes in 1402 hospitalized children with pediatric parapneumonic effusion/pleural empyema (PPE/PE).
Forster J, Piazza G, Goettler D, Tanzberger EL, Kenntner S, Schoen C, Streng A, Liese JG.   +7 more
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Surveillance of pediatric parapneumonic effusion/empyema in New Zealand

Pediatric Pulmonology, 2021
The incidence of childhood empyema has been increasing in some developed countries despite the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination. This study aimed to document the incidence, bacterial pathogens, and morbidity/mortality of parapneumonic effusion ...
Katherine Rix-Trott, C. Byrnes, Catherine A Gilchrist, R. Matsas, T. Walls, L. Voss, C. Mahon, N. Dickson, P. Reed, E. Best   +9 more
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Management of parapneumonic effusion and empyema

The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians, 2019
Parapneumonic effusions are pleural effusions that occur in the pleural space adjacent to a bacterial pneumonia. When bacteria invade the pleural space, a complicated parapneumonic effusion or empyema may result.
Sarvinder Singh, Santosh Kumar Singh, Ajai Kumar Tentu   +2 more
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Can parapneumonic effusion be diagnosed only with pleural fluid analysis? [PDF]

J Thorac Dis, 2020
J Thorac Dis 2020;12(6):3422-3425 | http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.02.02 Pleural effusion is a common medical problem caused by local disease in the pleura or underlying lung, systemic conditions, and organ dysfunction (1).
Park HJ, Choi CM.
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Diagnostic Value of C-Reactive Protein in Discrimination between Uncomplicated and Complicated Parapneumonic Effusion. [PDF]

Diagnostics (Basel), 2020
Objectives: The role of serum C-reactive protein (CRPs) and pleural fluid CRP (CRPpf) in discriminating uncomplicated parapneumonic effusion (UCPPE) from complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE) is yet to be validated since most of the previous studies ...
Kogan Y, Sabo E, Odeh M.
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