Bacteriology, antibiotic resistance and risk stratification of patients with culture-positive, community-acquired pleural infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community-acquired pleural infection (CAPI) is a growing health problem worldwide. Although most CAPI patients recover with antibiotics and pleural drainage, 20% require surgical intervention. The use of inappropriate antibiotics is a common cause of treatment failure. Awareness of the common causative bacteria along with their patterns of antibiotic resistance is critical in the selection of antibiotics in CAPI-patients. This study aimed to define CAPI bacteriology from the positive pleural fluid cultures, determine effective antibiotic regimens and investigate for associations between clinical features and risk for death or antibiotic-resistance, in order to advocate with more invasive techniques in the optimal timing.

Methods

We examined 158 patients with cultu

SUBMITTER: Iliopoulou M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7947506 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature