Fatal Community-Acquired Pneumonia: 18 Years in a Medical Center

Fatal Community-Acquired Pneumonia: 18 Years in a Medical Center

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a significant cause of childhood morbidity worldwide. We analyzed the etiologies and the clinical characteristics of children who died from CAP. This study aimed at early identification of the poor prognostic factors in order to improve the efficiency of pn...

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Main Authors: Ling-Jen Wang, Shu-Chi Mu, Cheng-Hui Lin, Ming-I Lin, Tseng-Chen Sung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-02-01
Series:Pediatrics and Neonatology
Subjects:
community-acquired pneumonia
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
pneumococcal pneumonia
prognostic factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957212001787

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