Pyomyositis in childhood: A case report

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 488-491

  Liew, Kiew Lian ^a   Choong, Choun Seng ^a   Liu, Pao Ning ^a   Tsai, Dong Hsuan ^a   Chen, Long Hao ^a   Yang, Wen Chaur ^a  

^a Jen Ai General Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Pyomyositis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MYOSITIS; OXACILLIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031670605     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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