Bartlett J G
Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.
Semin Respir Infect. 1988 Dec;3(4):308-21.
Empyema has been a prominent component of the medical literature since the time of Hippocrates. The condition has proven to be a rapidly moving target with a considerable shifting in bacteriologic patterns, diagnostic methods, and guidelines for clinical management. The most common etiologic agents are bacteria, which are the subject of this review.
自希波克拉底时代以来，脓胸一直是医学文献中的一个重要组成部分。事实证明，这种疾病是一个迅速变化的目标，在细菌学模式、诊断方法和临床管理指南方面有相当大的变化。最常见的病原体是细菌，这也是本综述的主题。
