Empyema thoracis in an infant: A case report

Haemophilus Influenzae Empyema in a Two-Month-Old Infant

“…Drained pus should be sent for biochemistry, microscopy, Gram stain, culture and molecular testing to optimise the identification of the causative organism and guide targeted therapy. 4 , 5 Friesen and Cho reported two cases and reviewed another 86 cases of neonatal H. influenzae from the literature. They found that 79.6% of these cases were due to non-typeable H. influenzae strains.…”

“…1 It carries high morbidity and mortality in this population. 1,4,5 It is defined as a progressive pleural pus build up, which is mainly seen as a complication in patients with pneumonia. [1][2][3][4][5] Empyema can be fatal if suboptimally treated.…”

“…1,4,5 It is defined as a progressive pleural pus build up, which is mainly seen as a complication in patients with pneumonia. [1][2][3][4][5] Empyema can be fatal if suboptimally treated. 1 Barbosa M et al reported 3 (0.04%) cases of empyema diagnosed out of 7,200 NICU admissions over 18 years.…”

“… 1 It is defined as a progressive pleural pus build-up which is mainly seen as a complication in patients with pneumonia. 1 – 5 It carries high morbidity and mortality in neonates. 1 , 4 , 5 Empyema can be fatal if sub-optimally treated.…”

“… 1 – 5 It carries high morbidity and mortality in neonates. 1 , 4 , 5 Empyema can be fatal if sub-optimally treated. 1 Barbosa et al .…”