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dc.contributor.authorMahalu, W.
dc.contributor.authorNathoo, K.J.
dc.coverage.spatialZimbabwe.en
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-04T07:55:14Z
dc.date.available2016-07-04T07:55:14Z
dc.date.issued1992-04
dc.identifier.citationMahalu, W. and Nathoo, K.J. (1992) Empyema in children: a review of fifty-two cases, Central African Journal of Medicine, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 136-139. Harare: CAJM.en
dc.identifier.issn0008-9176
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/12049
dc.descriptionA clinical study of children suffering from Empyema in one Zimbabwean hospital.en
dc.description.abstractA prospective study was undertaken to assess the clinical pattern, management and outcome in children admitted with empyema at Harare Hospital. Fifty-two children were seen and followed up during the three-year period, 1984-1987. All patients were managed with intrapleural drain and antibiotics. Two needed decortication. The predominant pathogen isolated from the pleural cavity was Staphylococus aureus. All survived and on follow up only one child was found to have persistent radiological abnormality and poor exercise tolerance. Early intrapleural drainage and appropriate antibiotics should be the mainstay of treatment for empyema for the majority of children in Zimbabwe.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFaculty of Medicine, Central African Journal of Medicine (CAJM), University of Zimbabwe (UZ)en
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/en
dc.subjectChildren and Youthen
dc.subjectHealthen
dc.titleEmpyema in children: a review of fifty-two casesen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Zimbabwe (UZ) Faculty of Medicine.en


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