Pediatric parapneumonic pleural effusion: Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and microbiological diagnosis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1192-1200

  Hernández Bou, Susanna ^a   García García, Juan José ^a   Esteva, Cristina ^a   Gené, Amadeu ^a   Luaces, Carles ^a   Almagro, Carmen Muñoz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microbiological diagnosis; Pediatric; Pleural effusion; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARAPNEUMONIC PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 73449139140     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: 10990496     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21114     Document Type: Article

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