title: Pediatric lung abscess: clinical management and outcome.
abstract: Pulmonary abscess is an infrequent but significant problem in children. We retrospectively reviewed the charts of 45 children with documented lung abscesses admitted and treated at Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, over the 11-year period from January, 1982, to December, 1993, and report their presenting symptoms, bacteriology, clinical management and outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: T Q
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Seilheimer
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000187:drug effects; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D017749:Total Quality Management
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents