657: PENETRATION OF DAPTOMYCIN INTO PLEURAL SPACE DURING TREATMENT OF MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT VRE EMPYEMA
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DOI: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000528672.53340.5a
Abstract: Critical Care Medicine • Volume 46 • Number 1 (Supplement) www.ccmjournal.org Learning Objectives: Antibiotic selection for the treatment of multidrug resistant empyema can be complicated due to a lack of information regarding antimicrobial penetration to… read more here.
Keywords: pleural space; medicine; treatment; penetration daptomycin ... See more keywords
Use of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease in pleural space infections: an update on alternative regimens
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DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000387
Abstract: Purpose of review Pleural infection remains a common problem with significant associated morbidity and mortality. The current treatment paradigm for pleural infection appears to be shifting as more recent data have suggested that the use… read more here.
Keywords: use intrapleural; intrapleural tissue; space infections; pleural infection ... See more keywords
Donor extracellular vesicle trafficking via the pleural space represents a novel pathway for allorecognition after lung transplantation
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.17023
Abstract: Restoration of lymphatic drainage across the bronchial anastomosis after lung transplantation requires several weeks. As donor antigen and antigen presenting cell trafficking via lymphatics into graft‐draining lymph nodes is an important component of the alloresponse,… read more here.
Keywords: lung transplantation; pleural space; transplantation; lymph nodes ... See more keywords
Fishbone in the pleural space: an unusual case of pleural empyema
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DOI: 10.1111/ans.17576
Abstract: A 58-year-old male presented with a five-day history of right-sided pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. He denied preceding coryzal symptoms, cough or sputum production. He denied a history of foreign body ingestion and… read more here.
Keywords: fishbone pleural; empyema; right sided; foreign body ... See more keywords
Primary effusion lymphoma of the pleural space: Report of a rare complication of cardiac transplant with review of the literature
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DOI: 10.1111/tid.13005
Abstract: Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is a rare mature B‐cell non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma arising in body cavities and presenting with effusions. It has been described predominantly in patients with impaired immunity from the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and… read more here.
Keywords: effusion lymphoma; transplant; report; primary effusion ... See more keywords
Dual RNA-seq in Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Reveals Compartmentalized Neutrophil Responses in Lung and Pleural Space
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DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00216-19
Abstract: The factors that regulate the passage of bacteria between different anatomical compartments are unclear. We have used an experimental model of infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae to examine the host and bacterial factors involved in the… read more here.
Keywords: host bacterial; pleural space; infection; rna ... See more keywords
Blunt thoracic aortic injury resulting in free rupture into the pleural space and cardiac arrest, managed successfully with endovascular stenting
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248211
Abstract: Blunt thoracic aortic injury (BTAI) is an uncommon yet serious diagnosis in trauma patients, with high on-scene mortality. BTAI typically occurs from rapid deceleration such as in motor vehicle collisions or high-altitude falls shearing the… read more here.
Keywords: thoracic aortic; aortic injury; pleural space; blunt thoracic ... See more keywords
Proteus empyema as a rare complication from an infected renal cyst, a case report
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DOI: 10.1186/s12890-020-01346-w
Abstract: Background The most commonly isolated organisms in a parapneumonic effusion include S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae , and S. aureus . If unusual organisms are isolated from the pleural space, further investigation is warranted to locate… read more here.
Keywords: renal cyst; proteus; case; pleural space ... See more keywords
Comparing Initial Surgery versus Fibrinolytics for Pleural Space Infections: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study.
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DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.202108-964oc
Abstract: RATIONALE When drainage of complicated pleural space infections alone fails, there exists two strategies in surgery and dual agent-intrapleural fibrinolytic therapy; however, studies comparing these two management strategies are limited. OBJECTIVE To determine the outcomes… read more here.
Keywords: versus fibrinolytics; surgery; management; pleural space ... See more keywords
Pleural Resident Macrophages and Pleural IRA B Cells Promote Efficient Immunity Against Pneumonia by Inducing Early Pleural Space Inflammation
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.821480
Abstract: Airway infection is a major cause of mortality worldwide. The identification of new mechanisms aiding in effective host immune response is therefore required. Here, we show that the specific depletion of the pleural immune cell… read more here.
Keywords: inflammation; resident; space inflammation; pleural space ... See more keywords
Pleural Space Infections
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DOI: 10.3390/life13020376
Abstract: Pleural space infections have been a well-recognized clinical syndrome for over 4000 years and continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, our collective understanding of the causative pathophysiology has greatly expanded over the… read more here.
Keywords: epidemiology; space infections; pleural space;