Randomised controlled trial of intrapleural streptokinase in community acquired pleural infection

Thorax

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 461-421

  Davies, Robert J O ^a   Traill, Zoë C ^a   Gleeson, Fergus V ^a  

^a CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibrinolysis; Pleural effusion; Pleural empyema; Pneumonia; Streptokinase

Indexed keywords

STREPTOKINASE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUBE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; RADIOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WOUND DRAINAGE;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; STREPTOKINASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031135979     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.52.5.416     Document Type: Article

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