Bilateral pleural effusion and a subsegmental infiltrate due to Chlamydia pneumoniae in a mechanically ventilated patient
| Autor: | H.L Zaaijer, R.J.M. Strack van Schijndel, J.A Pneumatikos, A. W. F. T. Toorians |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Other departments |
| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
| Předmět: |
Artificial ventilation
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Pleural effusion medicine.medical_treatment medicine.disease_cause Polymerase Chain Reaction Pleural disease Intensive care Pneumonia Bacterial Internal Medicine Humans Medicine Chlamydophila Infections Aged Aged 80 and over Chlamydia business.industry Respiratory disease Chlamydophila pneumoniae respiratory system medicine.disease Respiration Artificial respiratory tract diseases Pleural Effusion Effusion Female business |
| Zdroj: | Netherlands journal of medicine, 59(2), 62-65. Van Zuiden Communications BV |
| ISSN: | 0300-2977 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0300-2977(01)00136-x |
| Popis: | A case of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection with bilateral pleural effusion and a subsegmental pulmonary infiltrate in an intubated and mechanically ventilated critically ill patient is described. Diagnosis was made by polymerase chain reaction on both pleural effusions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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