what kind of bacteria causes plural effusion
Pleural Effusion. The most common cause of a pleural effusion (a buildup of fluid in the pleural space) is heart failure. Lung cancer, LAM, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and other lung infections also can lead to a pleural effusion.Sometimes kidney or liver disease can cause fluid to build up in the pleural space.any conditions can cause pleurisy. Viral infections are likely the most common cause. Other causes of pleurisy include: 1  Bacterial infections, such as pneumonia (nu-MO-ne-ah) and tuberculosis, and infections from fungi or parasites.
Blastomyces dermatitidis is a fungus that has been associated with pleural effusions in 3% to 21% of patients with pulmonary blastomycosis in different case series (11, 69). The pleural effusions are most commonly small and cause only blunting of the costphrenic angle on x-ray.denovirus is the most common viral cause of atypical pneumonia. Pleural effusions occur in anywhere from 15% to 62% of patients (24, 71). The effusions are often bilateral and are accompanied by a diffuse parenchymal infiltrate typical of a viral pneumonia.