title: Antibiotic treatment of patients with pneumonia and pleural effusion.
abstract: Despite all medical advances of this century, pneumonia is still a common condition and the sixth leading cause of mortality in the United States. A pleural effusion develops in up to 40% of cases of pneumonia and empyema in 5% to 10% of those patients. The morbidity and mortality rates in patients with pleural effusions as a consequence of pneumonia are higher than in patients with pneumonia alone. In this review we discuss the classification, bacteriology, and the appropriate antibiotic treatment of patients with parapneumonic pleural effusions.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Division, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Villarino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000401:mortality; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents