RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for fulminant community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia.
JF Thorax
JO Thorax
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Thoracic Society
SP 1317
OP 1323
DO 10.1136/thx.50.12.1317
VO 50
IS 12
A1 M Codispoti
A1 K Sanger
A1 P S Mankad
YR 1995
UL http://thorax.bmj.com/content/50/12/1317.abstract
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.