Broad spectrum antibiotic to cover mixed flora is the mainstay of treatment. Pulmonary physiotherapy and postural drainage are also important. Surgical procedures are required in selective patients for drainage or pulmonary resection. The treatment is divided according to the type of<unk> , acute or chronic. For acute cases the treatment is * antibiotics: *if anaerobic: metronidazole or clindamycin *if aerobic: beta-lactams, cephalosporins *if MRSA or Staphylococcus infection: vancomycin or linezolid * postural drainage and chest physiotherapy * bronchoscopy is used for the following cases: * aspiration or instillation of antibiotics * patients with atypical presentation suspected of having underlying foreign body or malignancy
Lung abscess
Pleural empyema
Lobar pneumonia
Pleurisy
Mediastinitis
Malignant pleural effusion
Hydrothorax
Bronchitis kettle