Development of parapneumonic empyema in children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1686-1692

  Lahti, Elina ^a   Peltola, Ville ^a   Virkki, Raimo ^a,b   Alanen, Markku ^a   Ruuskanen, Olli ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Mehilainen Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Complicated pneumonia; Empyema; Parapneumonic effusion; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPYEMA; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYPNEA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35348997414     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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