Pseudomonas folliculitis

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-94

  Hogan, Peter A ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

bath plug; bath toys; bath tub; child; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; PAPULE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PUSTULE; RASH;

EID: 0031009331     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1997.tb01117.x     Document Type: Article

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