Complicated parapneumonic effusion and empyema in children

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 483-488

  Shen, Yea Huei ^a   Hwang, Kao Pin ^a,b   Niu, Chen Kuang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empyema; Etiology; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; MACROLIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BLOOD; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MACROLIDES; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PENICILLINS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847764703     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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