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Evidenced-based guidelines for management of infants and children with community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) were prepared by an expert panel comprising clinicians and …

Community-acquired pneumonia refers to an acute infection of the lung in patients who did
not meet any of the criteria for health care–acquired pneumonia, and is associated with at …

Background Empyema refers to pus in the pleural space, commonly due to adjacent
pneumonia, chest wall injury, or a complication of thoracic surgery. A range of therapeutic …

A pleural effusion is an excessive accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. It can pose a
diagnostic dilemma to the treating physician because it may be related to disorders of the …

Hepatic hydrothorax (HH) is the presence of pleural effusion in a patient with cirrhosis
without evidence of other cardiopulmonary disease. It occurs in 5%-15% of patients with …

Approximately 1 million patients develop parapneumonic effusions (PPEs) annually in the
United States. The outcome of these effusions is related to the interval between the onset of …

Orchestration of an effective T lymphocyte response at infection sites is critical for protection
against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. However, the local T cell immunity …

Correspondence to: IJ Haq iram. haq@ newcastle. ac. uk In 2015, community acquired
pneumonia (CAP) accounted for 15% of deaths in children under 5 years old globally and …

Background. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia
in children. Despite the use of the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, the incidence …