A 10-year experience with bacteriology of acute thoracic empyema: Emphasis on Klebsiella pneumoniae in patients with diabetes mellitus

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1685-1689

  Chen, Kuan Yu ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Liaw, Yuang Shuang ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Thoracic empyema

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 0034048437     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.6.1685     Document Type: Article

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