Lung abscess in a patient with cystic fibrosis: Case report and review of the literature

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 337-340

  Evans, Daniel A ^a   Fiedler, Michael A ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cystic fibrosis; Lung abscess

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VITAL CAPACITY;

EID: 0029943027     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0496(199605)21:5<337::AID-PPUL10>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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