"The ACES™ System represents a significant leap forward in pleural effusion management," said Dr. Mark Block, Chief, Division of Thoracic Surgery Program, at Memorial Healthcare System.

Bacteria may be evident on Gram’s stain of the pleural fluid. However, a positive culture or Gram’s stain is not always present since patients may be infected with anaerobic organisms that are ...

Obtaining a WBC count is recommended when ... In addition to blood cultures, significant pleural effusions should be drained and examined by Gram’s stain and culture. Determination of pH and ...

The collected data included imaging findings, clinical manifestations, pleural effusion characteristics ... No specific abnormalities were observed in the blood tests, including white blood cell count ...

Compared with other urine analysis methods, urine Gram stain has a moderate predictive value for detecting gram-negative bacteria in urine culture but does not significantly improve urinary tract ...

Classical bacteriology methods such as macroscopy, Gram staining, identification galleries and antibiotics susceptibility testing were used. Results: Of 231 samples, 64 bacteria were isolated. The ...

Pleural Effusion is an indication ... to diagnose this condition and others like fluid pH, fluid protein, albumin and LDH, fluid glucose, fluid triglyceride, fluid cell count differential, fluid gram ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window For the diagnosis of people with pleural effusion, an initial image-assisted Abrams needle biopsy (IA-ANPB) can match ...

Pleural fluid is defined as the fluid that is ... Cytology can detect the presence of certain white blood cells (their presence indicates an infection), bacteria (using a gram stain), and other ...

Empyema is a condition where you have pus between your lung and the membrane surrounding it. It’s caused by an infection and can cause symptoms such as pain and shortness of breath.‌ You’re ...

Image Credit: Magic mine/Shutterstock.com Pleurisy, pleural effusion, and pneumothorax are the three primary pleural diseases. Common symptoms include chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue ...