Management of pleural infection in adults: British Thoracic Society pleural disease guideline 2010

HE Davies, RJO Davies, CWH Davies - Thorax, 2010‏ - thorax.bmj.com
HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BACTERIOLOGY OF PLEURAL
INFECTION This section provides background information for reference, interest and to set …

Role of oral bacteria in respiratory infection

FA Scannapieco - Journal of periodontology, 1999‏ - Wiley Online Library
An association between oral conditions such as periodontal disease and several respiratory
conditions has been noted. For example, recent evidence has suggested a central role for …

Gram-positive anaerobic cocci–commensals and opportunistic pathogens

EC Murphy, IM Frick - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Among the Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria associated with clinical infections, the Gram-
positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) are the most prominent and account for approximately 25 …

Detection of anaerobic bacteria in high numbers in sputum from patients with cystic fibrosis

MM Tunney, TR Field, TF Moriarty, S Patrick… - American journal of …, 2008‏ - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Pulmonary infection in cystic fibrosis (CF) is polymicrobial and it is possible that
anaerobic bacteria, not detected by routine aerobic culture methods, reside within infected …

The bacteriology of pleural infection by genetic and standard methods and its mortality significance

NA Maskell, S Batt, EL Hedley… - American journal of …, 2006‏ - atsjournals.org
Background: Antibiotic choices for pleural infection are uncertain as its bacteriology is poorly
described. Methods: Pleural fluid from 434 pleural infections underwent standard culture …

Gram-positive anaerobic cocci

DA Murdoch - Clinical microbiology reviews, 1998‏ - journals.asm.org
Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) are a heterogeneous group of organisms defined by
their morphological appearance and their inability to grow in the presence of oxygen; most …

BTS guidelines for the management of pleural infection

C Davies, F Gleeson, R Davies - Thorax, 2003‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is great variation worldwide in the man-agement of patients with pleural infection, and
approaches differ between physicians. 1–14 In the UK up to 40% of empyema patients come …

Parapneumonic effusion and empyema

H Hamm, RW Light - European Respiratory Journal, 1997‏ - publications.ersnet.org
Parapneumonic effusions account for about one third of all pleural effusions. Approximately
40% of patients with pneumonia develop a concomitant effusion, which is associated with an …

Spectrum and treatment of anaerobic infections

I Brook - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Anaerobes are the most predominant components of the normal human skin and mucous
membranes bacterial flora, and are a frequent cause of endogenous bacterial infections …

Colonization of denture plaque by respiratory pathogens in dependent elderly

Y Sumi, H Miura, M Sunakawa, Y Michiwaki… - …, 2002‏ - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: Recently, there has been a resurgence of interest in the interactions between
oral conditions and a number of prevalent systemic diseases. The morbidity and mortality of …