Pleural empyema – does time matter?

D. de Castro Maia (Lisbon, Portugal), J. Santos Silva (Lisbon, Portugal), D. Silva (Lisbon, Portugal), A. Costa (Lisbon, Portugal), J. Reis (Lisbon, Portugal), R. Coelho (Lisbon, Portugal), A. Mineiro (Lisbon, Portugal), P. Calvinho (Lisbon, Portugal), J. Cardoso (Lisbon, Portugal)

Source: International Congress 2018 – Pleural effusions, infections and tumours
Session: Pleural effusions, infections and tumours
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2571
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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