What are the common causes of pneumatoceles?

Gideon Titus; Michelle Wong

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Published: 2023-08-03

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Pneumatocele, Staphylococcus aureus

Gideon Titus

University of the Witwatersrand

Michelle Wong

The University of the Witwatersrand

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AJTCCM Vol. 29 No. 2

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Michelle Wong, The University of the Witwatersrand

Head of Department, Pulmonology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital

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Titus G, Wong M. What are the common causes of pneumatoceles?. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 3 [cited 2026 Apr. 18];29(2):81. Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/575

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