Characteristics of bacterial skin infections in children compared to adults at a tertiary dermatologic center

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 582-586

  Sugeng, Maria W ^a   Ang, Por ^a   Tan, Hiok Hee ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a  

^a NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFALEXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUPERINFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SINGAPORE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032798928     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.1999.00740.x     Document Type: Article

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