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 abscess, 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: *<unk>  or instillation of antibiotics * patients with atypical presentation suspected of having underlying foreign body or malignancy
complications of Aspiration pneumonia
complications of Bronchiolitis
complications of Air embolism
complications of Pharyngitis
complications of Pulmonary embolism
symptoms of Aspiration pneumonia
complications of Tonsillitis
medical cause of Chylothorax