title: Pseudomonas aeruginosa empyema in an adult with cystic fibrosis.
abstract: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is frequently grown from the sputum of adults with cystic fibrosis-related bronchiectasis. A rare case of pseudomonal empyema is reported in this clinical setting. Early diagnosis permitted successful treatment with closed needle aspiration and intravenous antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mestitz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bowes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*; D004653:Empyema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D011859:Radiography