Randomised controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase in community acquired pleural infection

Background - Standard treatment for pleural infection includes catheter drainage and antibiotics. Tube drainage often falls if the fluid is loculated by fibrinous adhesions when surgical drainage is needed. Streptokinase may aid the process of pleural drainage, but there have been no controlled tria...

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Main Authors: Davies, R, Traill, Z, Gleeson, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1997