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Human pleural fluid is a potent growth medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae by Popowicz, Natalia D, Lansley, Sally M, Cheah, Hui M, Kay, Ian D, Carson, Christine F, Waterer, Grant W, Paton, James C, Brown, Jeremy S, Lee, Y C Gary

“…Empyema is defined by the presence of bacteria and/or pus in pleural effusions. However, the biology of bacteria within human pleural fluid has not been…”
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An international survey on the use of intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator/DNase therapy for pleural infection by Lau, Estee P M, Eshraghi, Matin, Dootson, Kirstie, Yeoh, Cindy, Ywe Phu, Wint, Lee, Y C Gary, Popowicz, Natalia D

“…Intrapleural tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) combined with human recombinant DNase (DNase) could be an effective alternative to surgery in managing pleural…”
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Trace element levels in pleural effusions by Fitzgerald, Deirdre B., Popowicz, Natalia D., Joseph, John, Butcher, Steele C., Westcott, Marie, Lim, Ee Mun, Creaney, Jenette, Lee, Y. C. Gary

“…TABLE 1 Patients and pleural fluid characteristics Patient characteristics (n = 105) Male, n (%) 66 (62.9%) Age, mean (SD) 66 (12.6) Diagnosis, n (%) Fluid…”
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Preclinical assessment of adjunctive tPA and DNase for peritoneal dialysis associated peritonitis by McGuire, Amanda L, Bennett, Sophia C, Lansley, Sally M, Popowicz, Natalia D, Varano della Vergiliana, Julius F, Wong, Daniel, Lee, Y C Gary, Chakera, Aron

“…A major complication of peritoneal dialysis is the development of peritonitis, which is associated with reduced technique and patient survival. The…”
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Prospective validation of the RAPID clinical risk prediction score in adult patients with pleural infection: the PILOT study by Corcoran, John P, Psallidas, Ioannis, Gerry, Stephen, Piccolo, Francesco, Koegelenberg, Coenraad F, Saba, Tarek, Daneshvar, Cyrus, Fairbairn, Ian, Heinink, Richard, West, Alex, Stanton, Andrew E, Holme, Jayne, Kastelik, Jack A, Steer, Henry, Downer, Nicola J, Haris, Mohammed, Baker, Emma H, Everett, Caroline F, Pepperell, Justin, Bewick, Thomas, Yarmus, Lonny, Maldonado, Fabien, Khan, Burhan, Hart-Thomas, Alan, Hands, Georgina, Warwick, Geoffrey, De Fonseka, Duneesha, Hassan, Maged, Munavvar, Mohammed, Guhan, Anur, Shahidi, Mitra, Pogson, Zara, Dowson, Lee, Popowicz, Natalia D, Saba, Judith, Ward, Neil R, Hallifax, Rob J, Dobson, Melissa, Shaw, Rachel, Hedley, Emma L, Sabia, Assunta, Robinson, Barbara, Collins, Gary S, Davies, Helen E, Yu, Ly-Mee, Miller, Robert F, Maskell, Nick A, Rahman, Najib M

“…Over 30% of adult patients with pleural infection either die and/or require surgery. There is no robust means of predicting at baseline presentation which…”
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Aggressive versus symptom-guided drainage of malignant pleural effusion via indwelling pleural catheters (AMPLE-2): an open-label randomised trial by Muruganandan, Sanjeevan, Azzopardi, Maree, Fitzgerald, Deirdre B, Shrestha, Ranjan, Kwan, Benjamin C H, Lam, David C L, De Chaneet, Christian C, Rashid Ali, Muhammad Redzwan S, Yap, Elaine, Tobin, Claire L, Garske, Luke A, Nguyen, Phan T, Stanley, Christopher, Popowicz, Natalia D, Kosky, Christopher, Thomas, Rajesh, Read, Catherine A, Budgeon, Charley A, Feller-Kopman, David, Maskell, Nick A, Murray, Kevin, Lee, Y C Gary

“…Indwelling pleural catheters are an established management option for malignant pleural effusion and have advantages over talc slurry pleurodesis. The optimal…”
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Steroid Therapy and Outcome of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusions (STOPPE): A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial by Fitzgerald, Deirdre B, Waterer, Grant W, Budgeon, Charley, Shrestha, Ranjan, Fysh, Edward T, Muruganandan, Sanjeevan, Stanley, Christopher, Saghaie, Tajalli, Badiei, Arash, Sidhu, Calvin, Harryanto, Hilman, Duong, Victor, Azzopardi, Maree, Manners, David, Lan, Norris S H, Popowicz, Natalia D, Peddle-McIntyre, Carolyn J, Rahman, Najib M, Read, Catherine A, Tan, Ai Ling, Gan, Seng Khee, Murray, Kevin, Lee, Y C Gary

“…Pleural effusion commonly complicates community-acquired pneumonia and is associated with intense pleural inflammation. Whether antiinflammatory treatment with…”
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A rapid, LC-MS/MS assay for quantification of piperacillin and tazobactam in human plasma and pleural fluid; application to a clinical pharmacokinetic study by Popowicz, Natalia D., O'Halloran, Sean J., Fitzgerald, Deirdre, Lee, Y.C. Gary, Joyce, David A.

“…Piperacillin, in combination with tazobactam is a common first-line antibiotic used for the treatment of pleural infection, however its pleural…”
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Steroid therapy and outcome of parapneumonic pleural effusions (STOPPE): Study protocol for a multicenter, double-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial by Fitzgerald, Deirdre B., Waterer, Grant W., Read, Catherine A., Fysh, Edward T., Shrestha, Ranjan, Stanley, Christopher, Muruganandan, Sanjeevan, Lan, Norris S. H., Popowicz, Natalia D., Peddle-McIntyre, Carolyn J., Rahman, Najib M., Gan, Seng Khee, Murray, Kevin, Lee, Yun Chor Gary

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major global disease. Parapneumonic effusions often complicate CAP and range from uninfected (simple) to infected…”
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Long‐term follow‐up after intrapleural tPA/DNase therapy for pleural infection by Popowicz, Natalia D., Piccolo, Francesco, Yap, Elaine, Wong, Conroy, Brockway, Ben, Smith, Nicola A., Sullivan, Cameron, Musk, Arthur W., Lee, Y.C. Gary

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