Lung Abscess Microbiology: • Polymicrobial • Anaerobes (most common) Clinical: • Indolent symptoms that evolve over weeks to rnonths • Fever, cough, sputum production • Night sweats, weight loss, hemoptysis Treatment: • Empiric antibiotics • Ampicillin-sulbactam • Carbapenem (e.g. imipenem, meropenem) #Lung #Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical #CXR #ChestXRay
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