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Loculated empyema in a neonate successfully treated with chest tube thoracostomy and antibiotics

Empyema thoracis, defined as the accumulation of pus in the pleural space, is a rare entity in the neonatal period. There are very few cases described in the medical literature and there are still no treatment protocols in the management of empyema in neonates. In older infants and children, intrapl...

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Autores principales: Diez, John Robyn V., Perez, Ma. Lucila M., Malayan, Grace V., Cenabre, Maria Vanessa L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7658704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33209575
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2020.101274