Pyomyositis in children, caused by anaerobic bacteria

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 394-396

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TICARCILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS;

EID: 0029984342     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90745-9     Document Type: Article

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