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empyema

Presence of pus within the pleural cavity, usually associated with infection in the lung. It is a life-threatening condition requiring surgical drainage and prolonged antibiotic treatment.



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Previous reports from University of Chicago have described a cluster of 4 cases in which USA400 isolates caused empyema and sepsis syndrome with some features of toxic-shock syndrome (4); 3 children died with necrotizing pneumonia and Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome due to a PVL-positive, MLST-identified type 1 strain (15).
Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus infections, Chicago ... by Tan, Tina Q. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Fatal hydrothorax empyema complicating a malpositioned nasogastric tube.
Confirmation of nasogastric tube placement by Metheny, Norma / American Journal of Critical Care
1997); cause of death was renal failure in one patient and empyema in the lung of the second patient.
Subcutaneous injection of mercury: "warding off evil" by Prasad, Venkat L. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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