Afebrile spontaneous pneumopyopericardium

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-72

  Tsai, Wei Chuan ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a   Wu, Ming Ho ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pneumopyopericadium; Spontaneous contrast echoes

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030014230     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-5273(95)02553-7     Document Type: Article

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