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Case Reports
. 1995 Dec;50(12):1317-9; discussion 1323.
doi: 10.1136/thx.50.12.1317.

Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for fulminant community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

M Codispoti  1 , K Sanger, P S Mankad
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Case Reports

Successful extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for fulminant community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

M Codispoti et al. Thorax. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

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.

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