What percent of patients with community-acquired pneumonia have a parapneumonic pleural ef-fusion?
a. 5% to 10%
b. 20% to 35%
c. 30% to 50%
d. 50% to 75%
ANS: C
Parapneumonic pleural effusions are common and occur in 30% to 50% of cases of communi-ty-acquired pneumonia.
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