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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Adnan Majid is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Majid is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. He is also highly rated in 22 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheobronchomalacia, Pleural Effusion, Acquired Tracheomalacia, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Majid is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mihir Parikh is an Internal Medicine provider practicing medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He has been practicing medicine for over 17 years. Dr. Parikh is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. He is also highly rated in 19 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Tracheobronchomalacia, Pleural Effusion, Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Advanced Bronchoscopy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Parikh is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine.
Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania
Saurabh Jha is a Radiologist practicing medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pleurisy, Pleural Effusion, Collapsed Lung, and Subcutaneous Emphysema. Dr. Jha is board certified in American Board Of Radiology.
Summary: The purpose of this study is to see if there is any benefit in adding saline irrigation through a chest tube to the standard course of treatment for people diagnosed or suspected of having a pleural space infection.
Objective: To identify known and unknown bacterial pathogens in patients with pleural infections using a combination of conventional culture and next-generation sequencing approaches. Hypothesis to be tested: The investigators hypothesize that next-generation sequencing will serve as a comprehensive approach to identify culturable and unculturable bacterial pathogens in patients with pleural infections compa...