Prognostic significance of pleural fluid microbiological positivity in pleural infection: a bicentric 10-year retrospective observational study
Pleural fluid microbiological positivity is independently associated with increased mortality in patients with pleural infections. This finding should complement the RAPID score in risk stratification and inform future research aimed at improving outcomes in this patient population.
Authors
- Charles Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3336-2414)
- Christopher Tong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0770-3270)
- Loretta Yin-Chun Yam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7524-5860)
- Peter Chiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8946-6282)
- Flora Pui Ling Miu
- Najib Mahboob Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-1680)
- Hanrong Cheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5625-6828)
- H. Fan
- J. Wong
Institutions
- Churchill Hospital (GB)
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital (CN)
- Ruttonjee Hospital (CN)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Oxford BioMedica (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Research
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-025-03129-5
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.56