Lung abscess in a child with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 169, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1413-1415

  Leonardi, Salvatore ^a   Del Giudice, Michele Miraglia ^b   Spicuzza, Lucia ^a   Saporito, Marco ^a   Nipitella, Giuseppe ^c   La Rosa, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Lentini   (Italy)

Author keywords

Child; Lung abscess; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLARITHROMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; SPUTUM CULTURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957668075     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1223-6     Document Type: Article

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