Clinical management and outcome of childhood lung abscess: A 16-year experience

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-188

  Chan, Pei Chun ^a   Huang, Li Min ^a   Wu, Ping Sheng ^a   Chang, Po Young ^a   Yang, Tsao Ton ^a   Lu, Chun Yi ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a   Chen, Jung Min ^a   Lee, Chin Yun ^a   Chang, Luan Yin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Lung abscess; Pathogens; Retrospective studies; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHIECTASIS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FISTULA; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERIMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA E; HYPERTRANSLUCENT LUNG; LACERATION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG ASPIRATION; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; MOUTH FLORA; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22244488114     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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