TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 34. Complicated Pneumonia A1 - Swami, Sanjeev A1 - Mattei, Peter A1 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Shah, Samir S. PY - 2009 T2 - Pediatric Practice: Infectious Disease AB - The term complicated pneumonia, in this chapter, will refer to pneumonia complicated by the accumulation of fluid or purulent material in the pleural space; this term includes parapneumonic effusions and empyema. The frequency of complicated pneumonia among all children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is not known. However, complicated pneumonia has been reported to occur in 6–8% of children hospitalized with CAP.1,2 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=6906306 ER -