Respiratory medicine
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Respiratory medicine · Jan 2014
ReviewClinical characteristics of septic pulmonary embolism in adults: a systematic review.
To describe the clinical characteristics of septic pulmonary embolism in adults in order to improve its diagnosis and treatment. ⋯ SPE is a rare disease without specific clinical manifestations. For high-risk groups, such as intravenous drug users or patients with intravascular indwelling catheters, fever and imaging findings of multiple nodules or local infiltrates, with or without cavitation, are highly suggestive of SPE. Early diagnosis and prompt antimicrobial therapy or surgical intervention can lead to a successful treatment outcome.