PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Reid, J. M.
AU  - Barclay, R. S.
AU  - Stevenson, J. G.
AU  - Welsh, T. M.
AU  - McSwan, N.
TI  - Empyema due to <em>Klebsiella pneumoniae</em>
AID  - 10.1136/thx.22.2.170
DP  - 1967 Mar 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 170--175
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/22/2/170.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/22/2/170.full
SO  - Thorax1967 Mar 01; 22
AB  - Three cases of post-pneumonic empyema due to infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae are reported. All were men considerably debilitated by complicating factors. The presence of persistent fistulae and of lung necrosis makes eradication of this infection very difficult and tedious, and in the management of these cases the objective is to secure adequate removal of necrotic tissue, effective drainage, and finally a satisfactory deroofing procedure to obliterate the empyema cavity.