Treatment of a Tuberculous Empyema with Simultaneous Oral and Intrapleural Antituberculosis Drugs

A 71-year-old man was diagnosed with an uncomplicated tuberculous (TB) empyema. Differential penetration of anti-TB drugs, believed to explain the phenomenon of acquired drug resistance in TB empyema, was confirmed by measurement of serum and pleural fluid anti-TB drug concentrations. Simultaneous o...

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Main Authors: Richard Long, James Barrie, Kenneth Stewart, Charles A Peloquin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/747206
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