Dacryocystitis caused by anaerobic bacteria in the newborn

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 172-173

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Dacryocystitis; Fusobacterium spp.; Peptostreptococcus spp.; Prevotella spp.

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; TIMENTIN;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DACRYOCYSTITIS; FUSOBACTERIUM NUCLEATUM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA INTERMEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; DACRYOCYSTITIS; FUSOBACTERIUM; FUSOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PREVOTELLA;

EID: 0031905872     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199802000-00023     Document Type: Article

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