Purpose The purpose was to describe aspiration pneumonia in the context of other lung
infections and aspiration syndromes and to distinguish between the main scenarios …

Lung abscess is a type of liquefactive necrosis of the lung tissue and formation of cavities
(more than 2 cm) containing necrotic debris or fluid caused by microbial infection. It can be …

Aspiration pneumonitis and aspiration pneumonia are clinical syndromes caused by
aspiration. These conditions are clinically significant due to their high morbidity and …

Die vorliegende Leitlinie umfasst ein neues und aktualisiertes Konzept der Behandlung und
Prävention von erwachsenen Patienten mit ambulant erworbener Pneumonie und löst die …

Objectives The view of pleural empyema as a complication of bacterial pneumonia is
changing because many patients lack evidence of underlying pneumonia. To further our …

The global population is aging with significant gains in life expectancy particularly in the
developed world. Consequently, greater focus on understanding the processes that underlie …

Cavities occasionally are encountered on thoracic images. Their differential diagnosis is
large and includes, among others, various infections, autoimmune conditions, and primary …

Background Many community-acquired pleural infections are caused by facultative and
anaerobic bacteria from the human oral microbiota. The epidemiology, clinical …

Abstract Background The Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) play important roles in
respiratory infections. It is ordinarily difficult to distinguish them from contaminations as the …

Die vorliegende Leitlinie umfasst ein aktualisiertes Konzept der Behandlung und Prävention
von erwachsenen Patienten mit ambulant erworbener Pneumonie und löst die bisherige …