title: Successful treatment of empyema with thoracocenteses and intrapleural antibiotics.
abstract: Daily thoracocentesis and treatment with an appropriate antibiotic instilled into the pleural space, continued until the returns are clear, may still have a significant role in the treatment of empyema, thereby avoiding the discomforts and disadvantages of chest tube insertion.
mesh_terms: D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D004653:Empyema / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002981:Clindamycin