Fungal empyema thoracis: An emerging clinical entity

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1672-1678

  Ko, Shiann Chin ^a   Chen, Kuan Yu ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empyema thoracis; Fungal infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTODORNASE PLUS STREPTOKINASE; STREPTOKINASE;

ABDOMINAL DISEASE; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PERFORATION; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY; TORULOPSIS GLABRATA;

EID: 0034048436     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.6.1672     Document Type: Article

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