PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M Codispoti
AU  - K Sanger
AU  - P S Mankad
TI  - Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for fulminant community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia.
AID  - 10.1136/thx.50.12.1317
DP  - 1995 Dec 01
TA  - Thorax
PG  - 1317--1323
VI  - 50
IP  - 12
4099  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/50/12/1317.short
4100  - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/50/12/1317.full
SO  - Thorax1995 Dec 01; 50
AB  - A case is described of fulminant community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia in a 16 year old girl with no previous history of respiratory disease or any predisposing factors. She required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) until the diagnosis could be made and appropriate antibiotic therapy established.