title: Etiology of empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion in Taiwanese children and adolescents younger than 18 years of age.
abstract: We analyzed blood and pleural fluid samples from 89 Taiwanese children with empyema thoracis and parapneumonic pleural effusion. Streptococcus pneumoniae was the major pathogen, identified in 12 children by bacterial culture and 53 children by molecular techniques, and serotype 19A was the dominant serotype. Also noteworthy was the detection of pneumococcal serotype 1, Haemophilus influenzae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in these children.
authors: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors: Tzou-Yien
authors: TY
authors: Lin
authors: Kao Pin
authors: KP
authors: Hwang
authors: Ching-Chuan
authors: CC
authors: Liu
authors: Ren Bin
authors: RB
authors: Tang
authors: Ching Yuang
authors: CY
authors: Lin
authors: Gwendolyn L
authors: GL
authors: Gilbert
authors: Kiran
authors: K
authors: Thapa
authors: Javier Sawchik
authors: JS
authors: Monegal
authors: Jean-Yves
authors: JY
authors: Pirçon
authors: Melissa K
authors: MK
authors: Van Dyke
authors: Yan Fang
authors: YF
authors: Liu
authors: Li-Min
authors: LM
authors: Huang
authors: William P
authors: WP
authors: Hausdorff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D011019:Pneumonia, Mycoplasma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology