Streptococcus milleri group pleuropulmonary infection in children: Computed tomographic findings and clinical features

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 927-932

  Lee, Edward Y ^a   Khatwa, Umakanth ^a   McAdam, Alexander J ^a,b   Bastos, Maria D'Almeida ^a   Mahmood, Soran A ^a   Ervoes, John P ^c   Boiselle, Phillip M ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomography (CT); pediatric patients; pleuropulmonary infection; Streptococcus milleri group

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITALS; PEDIATRICS;

CLINICAL FEATURES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; FLUID ANALYSIS; PEDIATRIC PATIENTS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEUROPULMONARY INFECTION; SIMPLE++; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP;

RADIOGRAPHY;

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; NONIONIC CONTRAST MEDIUM; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURA FLUID; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650479033     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ed6450     Document Type: Article

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