Has the number of cases of pediatric empyema increased in North-West Spain?

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-179

  Martinón Torres, Federico ^a   Gallardo, Silvia Dosil ^a   Gay, Laura Pérez ^a   Alvez, Fernando ^a   Núñez, Antonio Rodriguez ^a   Sánchez, Jose María Martinón ^a  

^a University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela   (Spain)

Author keywords

Empyema; Parapneumonic pleural effusion; Pediatrics; Pneumococcal vaccines; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 52249122599     PISSN: 13057707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556982     Document Type: Article

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