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Український журнал клінічної хірургіїObjective. To determine the value of biomarkers in the diagnosis and monitoring of complicated course of acute pleural empyema. Materials and Methods.
V. V. Boyko +8 more
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Acute Empyema due to Gemella morbillorum Following COVID‐19 in an Otherwise Healthy Middle‐Aged Man
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.A previously healthy, non‐elderly man developed acute empyema 3 weeks after COVID‐19 infection, requiring VATS debridement. Gemella morbillorum was isolated from intraoperative specimens, an exceptionally rare pathogen in individuals without predisposing factors.
Kazumasa Nanjo +3 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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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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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.We present a detailed case of a bilio‐bronchial fistula that developed in a complex, multitreated HCC patient, illustrating a plausible causal chain from liver resection and ablation to fistula formation. This report underscores bilio‐bronchial fistula as a potential late complication of hepatic ablative therapy, highlights the critical importance of ...
Chin‐Tong Kwok +9 more
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Community-acquired pneumonia in children: cell-free plasma sequencing for diagnosis and management. [PDF]
, 2019 Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of pediatric hospital admission. Empiric antibiotic therapy for hospitalized children with serious CAP now targets the most likely pathogen(s), including those that may demonstrate significant ...
Bradley, John S +8 more
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Management of Pyogenic Liver Abscess and Empyema as Its Complication [PDF]
, 2005 Pyogenic liver abscess may have serious complications that need specific management. We reported a case of a young male patient aged 24 years old and complained of abdominal enlargement since 2 (two) weeks before.
Lesmana, L. A. (L) +4 more
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Intrathoracic negative pressure therapy for pleural empyema using an open-pore drainage film [PDF]
, 2023 V. Betz +5 more
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Respirology Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.Here we report a case of PVL‐negative MSSA necrotizing pneumonia in a previously healthy man that rapidly progressed to cavitary lesions and refractory pneumothorax. Despite its improvement after clindamycin‐based therapy, the patient experienced recurrent pneumothorax and chronic respiratory failure.
Shun Endo +4 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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