title: Pseudomonas paucimobilis empyema after cardiac transplantation.
abstract: Empyema caused by P paucimobilis and mouth flora occurred in a 56-year-old man two months after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Successful treatment was accomplished with chest tube drainage and four weeks of intravenous cefazolin and clindamycin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University Hospital of the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Cover
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Aber
mesh_terms: D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D004653:Empyema / Q000209:etiology*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy