What is the infection risk of oesophageal dilatations?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 901-903

  Bautista Casasnovas, A ^a   Varela Cives, R ^a   Estevez Martinez E ^a   Jardon Bahia J A ^a   R Barca, P ^a   Dargallo Carbonell, T ^a   Villanueva Jeremias, A ^a   Cadranel, S ^b   Tojo, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^b HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bacteraemia; Esophageal dilatation; Streptococcal infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLEEDING; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ESOPHAGUS DILATATION; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS STRICTURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION; ESOPHAGEAL STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031765117     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050963     Document Type: Article

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