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Empyema

Known as: Empyema [Disease/Finding] 
An accumulation of pus in a body cavity, usually the pleural space.
National Institutes of Health

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AbscessIn BloodMicrobiologicalRespiration Disorders

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Empyema with FistulaEmpyema, GallbladderEmpyema, Pleural

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Parapneumonic Empyema Deaths during Past Century, Utah
Vaccine strategies and antimicrobial drug stockpiling to control empyema will increase preparedness as we prepare for the next… 
2009
2009
Is thoracoscopic pneumonectomy safe?
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Efficacy and safety of iodopovidone pleurodesis through tube thoracostomy
Objective:  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of iodopovidone as an agent for pleurodesis through tube thoracostomy in patients… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Bacterial infections after intestine and multivisceral transplantation.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A selective approach to histopathology of the gallbladder is justifiable.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The use of a Dumon stent for the treatment of a bronchopleural fistula.
Review
1996
Review
1996
Complications of thoracoscopy.
1996
1996
Acquired benign esophago-airway fistulas.
Review
1995
Review
1995
Resection of sternal tumors: extent, reconstruction, and survival.
1973
1973
Infections in children caused by the HB group of bacteria.
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