Changes in the incidence and bacterial aetiology of paediatric parapneumonic pleural effusions/empyema in Germany, 2010–2017: a nationwide surveillance study

Parapneumonic pleural effusions/empyema (PPE/PE) are severe complications of community-acquired pneumonia. We investigated the bacterial aetiology and incidence of paediatric PPE/PE in Germany after the introduction of universal pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) immunization for infants. Children...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2019-07, Vol.25 (7), p.857-864
Hauptverfasser:	Liese, J.G., Schoen, C., van der Linden, M., Lehmann, L., Goettler, D., Keller, S., Maier, A., Segerer, F., Rose, M.A., Streng, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Children Parapneumonic pleural effusion Pleural empyema Pleural fluid Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus pyogenes
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