Pleural empyema in acute bacterial pneumonia in children

D. K. Gidaris, E. Chatzioannides, M. Banduraki, S. Petridou, M. Stoyannidou, C. Doumpali, D. Tsonoglou, R. Valeri (Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - New perspectives in pneumonia
Session: New perspectives in pneumonia
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4384
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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