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A chest radiograph showing right pleural effusion.
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A moderate amount of right-sided pleural effusion was present on the radiograph (Fig. 1), and chest computed tomography (CT) showed right loculated pleural effusion and emphysematous changes in both lungs (Fig. 2). A chest drainage tube was inserted, and pleural fluid analysis was performed.
The clinical course of the patient. SBT/ABPC ampicillin/sulbactam; LVFX levofloxacin; CLDM clindamycin; WBC white blood cell; CRP C-reactive protein.
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However, the improvement of empyema stopped (Fig. 3).