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Spontaneous Bacterial Empyema in Liver Cirrhosis: An Underdiagnosed Pleural Complication
Spontaneous bacterial empyema, defined as spontaneous infection of the pleural fluid, represents a distinct complication of hepatic hydrothorax with a different pathogenesis, clinical course and treatment strategy from those of empyema secondary to pneumonia. Nearly 40% of episodes of spontaneous em...
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Medknow Publications
2008
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2702888/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19568497 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1319-3767.37809 |