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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
We carried out a nationwide retrospective study on bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia diagnosed from 1985 to 1994 in Finland. The records of 85 children were reviewed for symptoms, signs, laboratory data, and response to antibiotic therapy. The chest radiographs were reevaluated. Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia was characterized by high fever (> or =39.0 degrees C in 93%), leukocytosis (WBC count on admission of > or =15x10(9)/L in 84%), and ill appearance (in 79%). Lobar or segmental consolidation was found in 79% of the chest radiographs. Of the patients, 28% had no respiratory symptoms, 6% presented with only gastrointestinal symptoms in addition to fever, and 4% had fever only. Tachypnea was recorded in 19% and rales in 14% of the patients. After onset of antimicrobial treatment, children became afebrile within an average of 22 hours. One patient developed pleural empyema, and none of the patients died.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
568-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Age Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Anti-Bacterial Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Bacteremia, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Finland, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Pneumonia, Pneumococcal, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Sex Distribution, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Statistics, Nonparametric, pubmed-meshheading:10530449-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Finland. pia.toikka@utu.fi
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't