Pneumococcal empyema and haemolytic uraemic syndrome in children: Experience from a UK tertiary respiratory centre

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 645-646

  Nyman, A G ^a   Pitchumani, S ^a   Jaffe, A ^a,b   Sonnappa, S ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; FOLLOW UP; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68049110211     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.148858     Document Type: Letter

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