Abstract
We analyzed blood and pleural fluid samples from 89 Taiwanese children with empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion. Streptococcus pneumoniaewas the majorpathogen, identified in 12 children bybac-terial culture and 53 children by molecular techniques, and serotype 19 A was the dominant serotype. Also noteworthy was the detection of pneumococcal serotype 1, Haemophilus influenzae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in these children.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 419-421 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 04 2013 |
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Keywords
- Bacterial cultures
- Empyema thoracis
- Molecular techniques
- Pleural effusion
- Taiwan
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