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internal medicine
pulmonology
Pleural effusion
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis
Investigations
microscopy and culture of fluid
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Note:
64% of infections are due to aerobic organisms, 23% mixed, 13% anaerobic
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Expiry date: July 2003
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Author
CM Ball
Reviewer
D Geddes
CAT Writers
D Stanley , CM Ball