Complicated community-acquired pneumonia in a previously well child is a severe illness
characterised by combinations of local complications (eg, parapneumonic effusion …

Invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae continue to be a major cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in children under 5 years of age. In the United …

Background Although recent reports suggest that the incidence of parapneumonic empyema
has increased in several regions of the USA, national trends in disease burden are …

Background Comprehensive US epidemiologic data for adult pleural disease are not
available. Research Question What are the epidemiologic measures related to adult pleural …

Abstract Background. Pneumococcal serotypes 1, 3, 5, 7F, and 19A were the most
implicated in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) after implementation of 7-valent …

Streptococcus infections are still one of the important problems facing contemporary
medicine. As the World Health Organization (WHO) warns, Streptococcus pneumoniae is …

OBJECTIVE: To determine current rates of and trends in hospitalizations for community-
acquired pneumonia (CAP) and CAP-associated complications among children. METHODS …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most common cause of death in children
worldwide, accounting for 15% of deaths in children younger than 5 years of age.(1) Nearly …

In countries with widespread immunization with the Hib conjugate vaccine, the frequency of
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infection, including pneumonia, has plummeted. 30 …

Background: Parapneumonic empyema (PPE) is an increasingly common complication of
bacterial pneumonia. Epidemiologic study is complicated by the low frequency of positive …