Radiographic, clinical, and prognostic features of complicated and uncomplicated community-acquired lobar pneumonia in children

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 489-495

  Lin, Chao Jen ^a,b   Chen, Po Yen ^c   Huang, Fang Liang ^c   Lee, Tain ^c   Chi, Ng Shiang ^c   Lin, Ching Yuang ^a,b  

^a Changhua Christian Children's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empyema; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NECROSIS; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN;

EID: 33847748669     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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