Pleural infection
Although pleural infection complicates less than 10% of pneumonia-related hospital admissions, the incidence is rising globally.[1][1] In Ontario (1996–2015), cases increased from 2.9 to 6.7 per 100 000.[2][2] This may be because of increasing older and immunosuppressed populations. [1][1] Pleural
Authors
- Stéphane Beaudoin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-9789)
- Maha A. Alghamdi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1306-9616)
- Amr J. Alwakeel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9300-7951)
Institutions
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.241633
- Primary Topic
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00