title: [Empyema--increasingly common complication connected to pneumonia in children].
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA. ville.peltola@stjude.org
authors.forename: Ville
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Peltola
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alanen
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mertsola
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ruuskanen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005387:Finland; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents