Pneumococcal pneumonia with empyema and hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: Report of three cases

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 348-352

  Lee, Chih Fang ^a   Liu, Shu Chih ^a   Lue, Ko Huang ^a,b   Chen, Jung Pin ^a   Sheu, Ji Nan ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empyema; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Pneumonia; Renal function tests; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMPYEMA; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MALE; OLIGURIA; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL; THROMBOCYTE;

DIALYSIS; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33750580546     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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