Empyema and bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in children under five years of age

Empyema and bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in children under five years of age

We compared bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) and pneumococcal empyema (PE), in terms of clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings, in under-fives. A cross-sectional nested cohort study, involving under-fives (102 with PE and 128 with BPP), was conducted at 12 centers in Argentina, Brazi...

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Main Authors: Maria Regina Alves Cardoso, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento-Carvalho, Fernando Ferrero, Eitan Naaman Berezin, Raul Ruvinsky, Clemax Couto Sant'Anna, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone, Maria de Fatima Bazhuni Pombo March, Ruben Maggi, Jesus Feris-Iglesias, Yehuda Benguigui, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2014-01-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Empiema pleural
Pneumonia pneumococica
Infeccoes pneumococicas
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