title: Empyema of lung associated with Streptococcus milleri infection.
abstract: Empyema of the lung is a very serious illness which must be detected quickly and treated aggressively. We report an unusual case of empyema of the lung associated with a boating accident while the patient was fishing in a sea loch off the west coast of Scotland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palaniappan
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: MacWalter
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Benzie
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015505:Chest Tubes; D004653:Empyema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015701:Near Drowning / Q000150:complications; D011859:Radiography; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification; D013907:Thoracostomy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents