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PULMONOLOGY
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A 60-year-old woman is hospitalized with right-sided pneumonia. Due to persistent fevers, a thoracentesis is performed on a moderate-sized pleural effusion. The fluid aspirated is thick and purulent. Gram stain of the fluid reveals gram-positive cocci in chains.
In addition to continuing appropriate systemic antibiotics, what is the most important next step in management?
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