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Can mild multiloculated pleural effusion due to pneumonia be treated only by antibiotics? is there any need for chest drainage?
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Loculated effusion: You might need drainage if your infection doesn't improve because it might be difficult for the antibiotics to penetrate the loculation walls to treat the bacteria inside.
Answered 12/7/2017
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