Pleural Tap-Guided Antimicrobial Treatment for Pneumonia with Parapneumonic Effusion or Pleural Empyema in Children: A Single-Center Cohort Study

Pleural Tap-Guided Antimicrobial Treatment for Pneumonia with Parapneumonic Effusion or Pleural Empyema in Children: A Single-Center Cohort Study

Parapneumonic effusion or pleural empyema (PPE/PE) is a frequent complication of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children. Different management approaches exist for this condition. We evaluated a 14-day treatment with amoxicillin (AMX) with/without clavulanic acid (AMC) confirmed or modified b...

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Main Authors:	Patrick M. Meyer Sauteur, Ariane Burkhard, Ueli Moehrlen, Christa Relly, Christian Kellenberger, Kerstin Ruoss, Christoph Berger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:	Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:	antibiotics community-acquired pneumonia chest tube drainage fibrinolysis parapneumonic effusion pleural draining catheter pleural tap Streptococcus pneumoniae thoracocentesis thoracotomy video-assisted thoracic surgery
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/8/5/698

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