Lung abscess in children

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-84

  Patradoon Ho, Patrick ^a   Fitzgerald, Dominic A ^b  

^a Fairfield Hospital Prairiewood   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; interventional radiology; lung abscess; management; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASPIRATION; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG ABSCESS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS;

EID: 34047114371     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2006.10.002     Document Type: Review

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