Candida Empyema Thoracis at Two Academic Medical Centers: New Insights Into Treatment and Outcomes

Empyema thoracis: new insights into an old disease.

Pleural infection is a disease of historical importance and is still a modern menace, with incidences rising in adults and children, and a significant mortality in adults. Basic research is hampered by limitations with in vivo models, and the bacteriology of empyema is complex. The role of thoracic ultrasound in guiding investigation and drainage of empyema is clear. Prompt treatment with appro...

Report of a 63-case series of Candida empyema thoracis: 9-year experience of two medical centers in central Taiwan.

BACKGROUND Candida empyema thoracis is a serious complication of invasive candidiasis with high mortality. However, the treatment for Candida empyema remains controversial. We conducted a 9-year retrospective study to analyze the treatments and factors associated with the mortality of patients with Candida empyema thoracis in two medical centers in central Taiwan. METHODS The medical records ...

Treatment of empyema thoracis.

Empyema Thoracis

Epmyema thoracis is associated with high mortality ranging between 6% to 24%. The incidence of empyema is increasing in both children and adults; the cause of this surge is unknown. Most cases of empyema complicate community- or hospital-acquired pneumonia but a proportion results from iatrogenic causes or develops without pneumonia. Parapneumonic effusions (PPE) develop in about one half of th...

[Treatment of empyema thoracis in children].

Empyema, an accumulation of infected fluid in the thoracic cavity, is commonly secondary to bacterial pneumonia in children. Despite the high prevalence and availability of many medical treatment options, there is no general consensus on the optimal management approach, which would lead to full and rapid recovery. Especially, there are the big differences in treatment options for the child with...