Management of infectious processes of the pleural space: A review

Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Girdhar, Ankur ^a   Shujaat, Adil ^a   Bajwa, Abubakr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE; VANCOMYCIN;

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PLEURISY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACOCENTESIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX DRAINAGE;

EID: 84876510233     PISSN: 20901836     EISSN: 20901844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/816502     Document Type: Review

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