Empyema in children hospitalised at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa: A retrospective study

摘要

BACKGROUND. There is a paucity of information on empyema in children from low- and middle-income countries since the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. OBJECTIVES. To describe the aetiology and management of empyema in a setting of high HIV and tuberculosis (ih) prevalence. METHODS. A retrospective descriptive study was undertaken between January 2012 and December 2016 in children aged.