Severe necrotizing pneumonia in a child with pandemic (H1N1) influenza

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 215-219

  Yazer, Jo ^a   Giacomantonio, Michael ^a   MacDonald, Noni ^a   Lopushinsky, Steven ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; OSELTAMIVIR; VANCOMYCIN; ZANAMIVIR;

ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); MIXED INFECTION; NECROTIZING PNEUMONIA; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79551708804     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.100285     Document Type: Article

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