Diagnosis and outcome of early pleural space infection following lung transplantation

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 484-491

  Wahidi, Momen M ^a   Willner, Daniel A ^a   Snyder, Laurie D ^a   Hardison, Jeremy L ^a   Chia, Jessica Y ^a   Palmer, Scott M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Effusions; Empyema; Lung transplantation; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BASILIXIMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; EXUDATIVE PLEURISY; FEMALE; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LUNG GRAFT REJECTION; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 60249090342     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-1339     Document Type: Article

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