CLINICAL PRESENTATION, RISK FACTORS AND ETIOLOGY OF LUNG ABSCESS

• Main Authors: Ashok Kumar (Author), Maria Malik (Author), Shaista Ghazal (Author), Ravi Mahat (Author), Taimur Masood (Author), Anusheh Zia (Author), Nadeem Rizvi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: A lung abscess is characterized by a necrotic lesion with marked cavitation and exudate within the lung parenchyma. The objective of this study was to identify the most common causative agent of lung abscess within our target population. Methods: Retrospective data from two consecutive y...