Parapneumonic empyema in children: decortication hastens recovery in patients with severe pleural infections

The medical records of 61 children 0 to 18 years of age treated for empyema complicating pneumonia from 1977 to 1989 were reviewed with attention to clinical presentation, bacteriology, treatment and outcome. Streptococcus pneumonias was the most common infecting organism, followed by Staphylococcus...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1991-03, Vol.10 (3), p.194-199
Hauptverfasser:	HOFF, STEVEN J, NEBLETT, WALLACE W, EDWARDS, KATHRYN M, HELLER, RICHARD M, PIETSCH, JOHN B, HOLCOMB, GEORGE W
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Analysis of Variance Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Chest Tubes Child Child, Preschool Eikenella corrodens Empyema - diagnostic imaging Empyema - drug therapy Empyema - etiology Empyema - surgery Female Follow-Up Studies Haemophilus influenzae Humans Infant Infection - etiology Male Pleural Effusion - etiology Pneumonia - complications Pseudomonas aeruginosa Radiography Retrospective Studies Severity of Illness Index Streptococcus pneumoniae Thoracostomy - adverse effects Thoracotomy
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