A study of empyema thoracis and role of intrapleural streptokinase in its management

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Banga, Amit ^a   Khilnani, G C ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Dey, A B ^a   Wig , Naveet ^a   Banga, Namrata ^b  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLOXACILLIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METRONIDAZOLE; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOKINASE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLEEDING; CHILL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECORTICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG INSTILLATION; INTUBATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INSTILLATION, DRUG; INTUBATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL CAVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOKINASE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 10444220096     PISSN: 14712334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-4-19     Document Type: Article

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