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Clinical findings, fluid analysis, and microbiologic results were retrieved.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Antimicrobials had been administered to equal proportions of cats and dogs before fluid sampling (45% and 47%). Groups did not differ in age or total protein concentration or percentage neutrophils in pleural fluid, but effusion cell count was significantly higher in cats than in dogs (P\u2009=\u2009.01). Neutrophils containing intracellular bacteria were identified in more cats (27\/29, 93%) than dogs (44\/60, 73%; P\u2009=\u2009.05). Penetrating damage to the thorax was implicated as the cause of pyothorax in equal percentages of cats (76%) and dogs (75%). Etiology could not be determined in 2 cats and 1 dog. Cats had higher numbers of bacterial isolates per patient (median, 3) than dogs (median, 1; P\u2009=\u2009.01) and anaerobes were isolated more often in cats (23\/29, 73%) than in dogs (27\/60, 45%; P\u2009=\u2009.003).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Clinical Importance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pyothorax had similar etiologies in cats and dogs. 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