Massive empyema in a five-week-old baby: a case study.
A 5-week-old male child was admitted to Tabubil Hospital with a rapidly progressive, fulminating right-sided empyema which necessitated thoracotomy and drainage. The causative organism was a haemolytic Streptococcus.
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Medical Department, Ok Tedi Mining Limited, Tabubil, Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
D000208:Acute Disease; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004653:Empyema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification