Abstract
Infection of a chylothorax is thought not to occur because chyle is inherently bacteriostatic. We report a case of an infected chylothorax occurring in an immunocompromised patient with pneumonia. To our knowledge, this is the first description of such a case.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 31-32 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases