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ArticleCureus2026

Pasteurella Empyema as a Complication of Postoperative Pleural Effusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG).

Zaineb Ahmad, Manveer Sandhu, Milan Patel, Manni Golbarg, Kyle Sharron, Gabrielle Brini, John Ferguson

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Zaineb AhmadInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
Manveer SandhuNeurology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
Milan PatelBiomedical Sciences, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
Manni GolbargEmergency Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
Kyle SharronNeurology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
Gabrielle BriniInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Middletown, USA.
John FergusonPulmonology, Garnet Health Medical Center, Middletown, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 60-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and prior lung malignancy with radiation therapy presented with progressive dyspnea status post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) five weeks postoperative. Initial workup demonstrated bilateral pleural effusions that were originally attributed to postoperative complications, though thoracocentesis demonstrated hemorrhagic fluid. Pleural cultures were positive for

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bacterial empyemaempyemainfectious diseasepasteurella multocidapulmonology

Identifiers

PMID42781513
PMCPMC13599603

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