Etiology of parapneumonic effusion and pleural empyema in children. The role of conventional and molecular microbiological tests.

摘要

An increasing incidence of parapneumonic effusion and pleural empyema (PPE/PE) has been reported in recent studies. As only few data on etiology of PPE/PE in Central Europe have been reported, we undertook a study on the etiology of PPE/PE in children, using both standard culture and molecular techniques.