Occult pneumococcal septicemia and pneumococcal pneumonia complicating pneumatoceles in a previously healthy child
Fulminating pneumococcal septicemia without an obvious focus of infection is very rare in previously immunocompetent children older than two years. Furthermore, pneumatocele formation in pneumococcal pneumonia is uncommon. The majority of pneumatoceles are self-limited and disappear spontaneo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1998-07-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3333 |