Parapneumonic effusions, empyema doubled in U.S. over past decade
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Grijalva et al analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (data from U.S. hospitalizations) and found that the rate of hospitalization for parapneumonic empyema doubled from 3 per 100,000 in 1996, to 6 in 2008. The rate of empyemas due to Streptococcus pneumoniae
Parapneumonic effusions, empyema doubled in U.S. over past decade
Parapneumonic effusions, empyema doubled in…
Parapneumonic effusions, empyema doubled in U.S. over past decade
Grijalva et al analyzed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (data from U.S. hospitalizations) and found that the rate of hospitalization for parapneumonic empyema doubled from 3 per 100,000 in 1996, to 6 in 2008. The rate of empyemas due to Streptococcus pneumoniae