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The term empiric is defined, and its implications in the treatment of infectious diseases and the selection of beta-lactam antibiotics are discussed. Some changes in the choice of empiric therapy during the last half-century are brought out by a discussion of therapy for selected infections. For some infections the changes (if any) have been only minor; for others, however, the changes have resulted in a progressive decline in mortality, a shortening of the course of the disease, and the reduction or elimination of complications. Among the diseases discussed are seborrheic dermatitis, malaria, syphilis, typhoid fever, pneumonia, bacterial endocarditis, and bacterial meningitis.
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PMID:Empiric therapy for bacterial infections: the historical perspective. 634 95

Splenic abscesses are rare entities (autopsy incidence between 0.14-0.7%). The most frequent etiology is the septic emboli seeding from bacterial endocarditis (about 20% of cases) or other septic foci (typhoid fever, malaria, urinary tract infections, osteomielitis, otitis). The treatment of splenic abscesses was until recently splenectomy with antibiotherapy. The actual trends are more conservative (mini invasive or non-invasive) because the immunologic role of the spleen has been better understood over the last year
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PMID:Splenic abscesses. 1209 16

A 37-year-old man underwent mechanical mitral valve replacement for rheumatic heart disease. One week after discharge, he presented with high-grade fever with chills, malaise, and shortness of breath. Echocardiography showed pericardial effusion with no evidence of vegetation. A blood malaria antigen test was positive for Plasmodium falciparum. One week after initiation of antimalarial medication, echocardiography revealed almost complete resolution of the pericardial effusion. Infective endocarditis is a common cause of fever after valvular heart surgery. Malaria can be considered in the differential diagnosis of fever and pericardial effusion after valvular surgery, especially in malaria-endemic countries.
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PMID:Fever and large pericardial effusion after valve surgery: can be malaria. 3026 22