TABLE 2.

Results of percutaneous catheter drainage of lung abscess

Patient	Bacteriology of pus	Duration of drainage (days)	Complications	Outcome
1.	Sterile	10	Nil	Recovery
2.	Sterile	7	Nil	Recovery
3.	Pneumococci	8	Nil	Recovery
4.	H influenze	11	Nil	Recovery
5.	Pseudomonas	7	Nil	Recovery
6.	Klebsiella	12	Nil	Recovery
7.	No growth	5	Nil	Recovery
8.	H influenze	7	Nil	Recovery
9.	Pneumococci	6	Nil	Recovery
10.	No growth	4	Nil	Recovery
11.	No grwoth	4	Nil	Recovery
12.	No growth	15	Infection catheter site	Recovery