BACTERIOLOGY OF EMPYEMA

John G. Bartlett; Haragopal Thadepalli; Sherwood L. Gorbach; Sydney M. Finegold

doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(74)93079-7

BACTERIOLOGY OF EMPYEMA

John G. Bartlett, Haragopal Thadepalli, Sherwood L. Gorbach, Sydney M. Finegold

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The bacteriology of empyema fluid was studied in three hospitals equipped with anaerobic research laboratories. Acceptable cases were restricted to adult patients who had not received antimicrobial therapy nor undergone previous thoracic surgery. Anaerobic bacteria were recovered in 63 of 83 (76%) cases studied, and these were the exclusive isolates in 29 (35%). The predominant microorganisms, in order of prevalence, were anaerobic or microaerophilic gram-positive cocci, Staphylococcus aureus, Fusobacterium nucleatum, Bacteroides melaninogenicus, B. fragilis, clostridia, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These results demonstrate the need for careful transport and processing of pleural-fluid specimens to ensure recovery of oxygen-sensitive forms.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	338-340
Number of pages	3
Journal	The Lancet
Volume	303
Issue number	7853
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(74)93079-7
State	Published - Mar 2 1974
Externally published	Yes

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