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Review Article

Does the time to diagnosis and treatment influence outcome in adults with pleural infections

Mads Brögger Klausena Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
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Christian Laursenb Department of Respiratory Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark;c Odense Respiratory Research Unit (ODIN), Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkView further author information
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Morten Bendixena Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkView further author information
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Babu Naidud Department of Thoracic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, UK & Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKView further author information
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Eihab O Bedawie NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Najib. M. Rahmane NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Thomas Decker Christensena Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;f Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2174645 | Received 24 Feb 2022, Accepted 26 Jan 2023, Published online: 01 Feb 2023

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