Pleural infection: a retrospective study of clinical outcome and the correlation to known etiology, co-morbidity and treatment factors

[1] Davies HE(2010)Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Thorax 65 ii41-ii53

[2] Davies RJ(2006)The bacteriology of pleural infection by genetic and standard methods and its mortality significance Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174 817-823

[3] Davies CW(2011)Bacteriological aetiology and antimicrobial treatment of pleural empyema Scand J Infect Dis 43 165-169

[4] Maskell NA(2011)Outcome and clinical characteristics in pleural empyema: a retrospective study Scand J Infect Dis 43 430-435

[5] Batt S(2015)Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): a randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection Eur Respir J 46 456-463

[6] Hedley EL(2011)Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection N Engl J Med 365 518-526

[7] Davies CW(1988)CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988 Am J Infect Control 16 128-140

[8] Gillespie SH(2005)U.K. controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase for pleural infection N Engl J Med 352 865-874

[9] Davies RJ(2006)Benefits of early aggressive management of empyema thoracis ANZ J Surg 76 120-122

[10] Meyer CN(1997)A randomized trial of empyema therapy Chest 111 1548-1551

[1] Davies HE(2010)Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010 Thorax 65 ii41-ii53

[2] Davies RJ(2006)The bacteriology of pleural infection by genetic and standard methods and its mortality significance Am J Respir Crit Care Med 174 817-823

[3] Davies CW(2011)Bacteriological aetiology and antimicrobial treatment of pleural empyema Scand J Infect Dis 43 165-169

[4] Maskell NA(2011)Outcome and clinical characteristics in pleural empyema: a retrospective study Scand J Infect Dis 43 430-435

[5] Batt S(2015)Pleural irrigation trial (PIT): a randomised controlled trial of pleural irrigation with normal saline versus standard care in patients with pleural infection Eur Respir J 46 456-463

[6] Hedley EL(2011)Intrapleural use of tissue plasminogen activator and DNase in pleural infection N Engl J Med 365 518-526

[7] Davies CW(1988)CDC definitions for nosocomial infections, 1988 Am J Infect Control 16 128-140

[8] Gillespie SH(2005)U.K. controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase for pleural infection N Engl J Med 352 865-874

[9] Davies RJ(2006)Benefits of early aggressive management of empyema thoracis ANZ J Surg 76 120-122

[10] Meyer CN(1997)A randomized trial of empyema therapy Chest 111 1548-1551