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Management of Empyema
Publication Date: February 4, 2017
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Recommendations
CLINICAL PRESENTATION
1. Class I: The presence of a pleural effusion should be investigated in all patients presenting with signs and symptoms of pneumonia or unexplained sepsis (LOE B).
2. Class I: Failure of a community- or healthcare-associated pneumonia to respond clinically to appropriate antibiotic therapy should prompt investigations to identify the presence of a pleural effusion (LOE B). (, )