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Ya-Fu Cheng1, Yi-Ling Chen2, Wan-Ling Chuang2

  • 1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan; Doctoral Program in Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan.

概括

严重的 empyema 没有显示季节性变化,但病原体患病率确实如此. 链球菌种在冬季/春季更常见,而葡萄球菌种在夏季/秋季占主导地位. 这为有针对性的预防策略提供了信息.

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