title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado; Section of Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, C-310, University of Colorado, Denver School of Medicine, 12631 E 17th Avenue, C310, Aurora, CO80045. Electronic address: john.mitchell@ucdenver.edu.
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D015505:Chest Tubes / Q000382:microbiology*; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000382:microbiology*
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