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Comment
. 2020 Sep;55(9):2198-2200.
doi: 10.1002/ppul.24916. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection as a cause of severe pneumonia in an infant

Montserrat Nieto-Moro  1 , Francesco Giuseppe Ecclesia  1 , Irene Tomé-Masa  1 , Gema De Lama Caro-Patón  1 , Inés Leoz-Gordillo  1 , Marta Cabrero-Hernández  1 , Alberto García-Salido  1
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Comment

SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae coinfection as a cause of severe pneumonia in an infant

Montserrat Nieto-Moro et al. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2020 Sep.
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Figure 1
Radiologic findings. A, Chest X‐ray shows left lower lobe (LLL) opacity and small pleural effusion; B, Chest X‐ray after insertion of chest tube showed left sided pneumonia and remaining pleural effusion; C, chest computed‐tomography described LLL consolidation with a rounded well‐limited cavity compatible with necrotizing pneumonia and associated pleural effusion
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