Empyema as an orphan disease: So many approaches and so few data

Journal of Infection and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-3

  Heffner, John E ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PROCALCITONIN;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMPYEMA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; PH; PLEURA CAVITY; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 61849117375     PISSN: 18760341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2009.01.003     Document Type: Editorial

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