Prognostic significance of pleural fluid microbiological positivity in pleural infection: a bicentric 10-year retrospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite its heterogeneity, there is currently limited data in pleural infection phenotyping. Using pleural fluid characteristics, pleural infection can be classified into microbiological-positive pleural infection (MPPI) and microbiological-negative pleural infection (MNPI). This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic significance of microbiological positivity in pleural infection, and to evaluate the performance of RAPID (renal, age, purulence, infection source, dietary factor) score in these subgroups.

Methods

Consecutive patients hospitalized for pleural infection over a 10-year period in two acute-care hospitals in Hong Kong were evaluated. According to the pleural fluid characteristics, they were classified into MPPI and MNPI, respectively. Survival was evalu

SUBMITTER: Wong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827300 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature