Case Report

A Case of an 80-Year-Old Man with Empyema and Psoas Abscess

Table 2

The comparison of three cases.

ReporterAge (years)SexPrimary diseaseCausative bacteriaTreatmentOutcome

Present case80MaleNoneStreptococcus intermediusAntibiotics DrainageTransfer
Liu et al. [4]48MaleDiabetesStreptococcus milleriOperation Antibiotics DrainageDischarge
Ito and Miura [5]78MaleDiabetesNegativeAntibiotics DrainageDischarge