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Maria Regina Alves Cardoso1, Cristiana Maria Costa Nascimento-Carvalho2, Fernando Ferrero3, Eitan Naaman Berezin4, Raul Ruvinsky5, Clemax Couto Sant'Anna6, Maria Cristina de Cunto Brandileone7, Maria de Fátima Bazhuni Pombo March8, Ruben Maggi9, Jesus Feris-Iglesias10, Yehuda Benguigui11, Paulo Augusto Moreira Camargos12.
Abstract
We compared bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia (BPP) and pneumococcal empyema (PE), in terms of clinical, radiological, and laboratory findings, in under-fives. A cross-sectional nested cohort study, involving under-fives (102 with PE and 128 with BPP), was conducted at 12 centers in Argentina, Brazil, and the Dominican Republic. Among those with PE, mean age was higher; disease duration was longer; and tachypnea, dyspnea, and high leukocyte counts were more common. Among those with BPP, fever and lethargy were more common. It seems that children with PE can be distinguished from those with BPP on the basis of clinical and laboratory findings. Because both conditions are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality, prompt diagnosis is crucial.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24626272 PMCID: PMC4075916 DOI: 10.1590/S1806-37132014000100010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bras Pneumol ISSN: 1806-3713 Impact factor: 2.624
Comparison (multivariate analysis) of children with pneumococcal empyema and those with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia on admission and during hospitalization.
Comparação (análise multivariada) de crianças com empiema pneumocócico e com pneumonia pneumocócica bacterêmica no momento da admissão ao hospital e durante a hospitalização.