Pediatric Parapneumonic Empyema, Spain

Pediatric Parapneumonic Empyema, Spain

Pediatric parapneumonic empyema (PPE) has been increasing in several countries including Spain. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major PPE pathogen; however, antimicrobial pretreatment before pleural fluid (PF) sampling frequently results in negative diagnostic cultures, thus greatly underestimating th...

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Main Authors: Ignacio Obando, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Luis A. Arroyo, David Tarrago, David Sanchez-Tatay, David Moreno-Perez, Sahar S. Dhillon, Cristina Esteva, Susanna Hernandez-Bou, Juan J. Garcia-Garcia, William P. Hausdorff, Angela B. Brueggemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pediatric parapneumonic empyema
serotype 1
epidemiology
research
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/9/07-1094_article

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