MeSH Review:
Empyema
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- Chemical and immunological features of pleural effusions: comparison between rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases. Pettersson, T., Klockars, M., Hellström, P.E. Thorax (1982)
- Penetration of tobramycin into infected extravascular fluids and its therapeutic effectiveness. Hall, W.H., Gerding, D.N., Schierl, E.A. J. Infect. Dis. (1977)
- Value of adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusions in young patients in a region of high prevalence of tuberculosis. Valdés, L., Alvarez, D., San José, E., Juanatey, J.R., Pose, A., Valle, J.M., Salgueiro, M., Suárez, J.R. Thorax (1995)
- Cefoperazone versus cefamandole in the treatment of acute bacterial lower respiratory tract infections. File, T.M., Tan, J.S., Gardner, W.G., Baird, I. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. (1983)
- Recruitment of inflammatory cells to the pleural space. Chemotactic cytokines, IL-8, and monocyte chemotactic peptide-1 in human pleural fluids. Antony, V.B., Godbey, S.W., Kunkel, S.L., Hott, J.W., Hartman, D.L., Burdick, M.D., Strieter, R.M. J. Immunol. (1993)
- Lower respiratory tract infection. Finegold, S.M., Johnson, C.C. Am. J. Med. (1985)
- Interleukin-8 and markers of neutrophil degranulation in pleural effusions. Segura, R.M., Alegre, J., Varela, E., Marti, R., Suriñach, J.M., Jufresa, J., Armadans, L., Pascual, C., Fernández de Sevilla, T. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. (1998)
- Pleural diffusion of voriconazole in a patient with Aspergillus fumigatus empyema thoracis. Stern, J.B., Girard, P., Caliandro, R. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (2004)
- Eosinophilic "empyema" associated with crack cocaine use. Strong, D.H., Westcott, J.Y., Biller, J.A., Morrison, J.L., Effros, R.M., Maloney, J.P. Thorax (2003)
- Pharmacokinetics and therapeutic efficacy of gentamicin in an experimental pleural empyema rabbit model. Shohet, I., Yellin, A., Meyerovitch, J., Rubinstein, E. Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. (1987)
- Enterococcus cecorum empyema thoracis successfully treated with cefotaxime. Woo, P.C., Tam, D.M., Lau, S.K., Fung, A.M., Yuen, K.Y. J. Clin. Microbiol. (2004)
- Lactic acid levels in pleural fluid from patients with bacterial pleuritis. Riley, T.V. J. Clin. Microbiol. (1985)
- Antibiotic levels in empyemic pleural fluid. Teixeira, L.R., Sasse, S.A., Villarino, M.A., Nguyen, T., Mulligan, M.E., Light, R.W. Chest (2000)
- Bacteraemic Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia. Allen, M.B., Prowse, K. Eur. Respir. J. (1988)
- The histology of experimental pleural injury with tetracycline, empyema, and carrageenan. Strange, C., Tomlinson, J.R., Wilson, C., Harley, R., Miller, K.S., Sahn, S.A. Exp. Mol. Pathol. (1989)
- Immune status with empyema thoracis. Mishra, O.P., Varshney, K., Usha, n.u.l.l., Ali, Z., Nath, G., Pathak, V.K., Das, B.K. Indian journal of pediatrics. (2004)
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in inflammatory and malignant pleural effusions. Thickett, D.R., Armstrong, L., Millar, A.B. Thorax (1999)
- Radiologic evaluation of the ureteral stump. Pollack, H.M., Banner, M.P., Popky, G.L. Radiology. (1982)
- Detection of subdural empyema with radionuclides. McKillop, J.H., Holtzman, D.S., McDougall, I.R. Clinical nuclear medicine. (1980)
- Adenosine deaminase in the diagnosis of pleural effusions. Pettersson, T., Ojala, K., Weber, T.H. Acta medica Scandinavica. (1984)
- Cytokines and fibrinolytic enzymes in tuberculous and parapneumonic effusions. Lin, F.C., Chen, Y.C., Chen, F.J., Chang, S.C. Clin. Immunol. (2005)
- Association between inflammatory mediators and the fibrinolysis system in infectious pleural effusions. Alemán, C., Alegre, J., Monasterio, J., Segura, R.M., Armadans, L., Anglés, A., Varela, E., Ruiz, E., Fernández de Sevilla, T. Clin. Sci. (2003)
- Tissue factor pathway inhibitor expression by human pleural mesothelial and mesothelioma cells. Bajaj, M.S., Pendurthi, U., Koenig, K., Pueblitz, S., Idell, S. Eur. Respir. J. (2000)
- Elevated pleural fluid levels of defensins in patients with empyema. Ashitani, J., Mukae, H., Nakazato, M., Taniguchi, H., Ogawa, K., Kohno, S., Matsukura, S. Chest (1998)
- Pseudoallescheria boydii pneumonia and empyema: a rare complication of heart transplantation cured with voriconazole. Perlroth, M.G., Miller, J. J. Heart Lung Transplant. (2004)
- Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics? Torres, H.A., Hanna, H.A., Graviss, L., Chaiban, G., Hachem, R., Chemaly, R.F., Girgawy, E., Raad, I.I. Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. (2006)
- Utility of C-reactive protein measurements for empyema diagnosis after pneumonectomy. Icard, P., Fleury, J.P., Regnard, J.F., Libert, J.M., Magdeleinat, P., Gharbi, N., Brachet, A., Levi, J.F., Levasseur, P. Ann. Thorac. Surg. (1994)
- Pseudomonas cepacia empyema necessitatis after lung transplantation in two patients with cystic fibrosis. Noyes, B.E., Michaels, M.G., Kurland, G., Armitage, J.M., Orenstein, D.M. Chest (1994)
- Decortication for childhood empyema. The primary provider's peccadillo. Kennedy, A.S., Agness, M., Bailey, L., White, J.J. Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) (1991)