[Causes and risk factors of pleural empyema and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion].

Abstract

Causes of pleural empyema and complicated parapneumonic pleural effusion are multifactorial. Patients consult a doctor too late after the onset of the symptoms, nearly half of the studied patients were found to have conditions that might cause immunosuppression, and a part of patients did not receive antibiotics or antibacterial treatment was administered improperly.