Clinico-bacteriological study of pyodermas in children

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 288-293

  Kakar, Nirupama ^a,b   Kumar, Vijay ^a   Mehta, Geeta ^a   Sharma, Ravi C ^a   Koranne, Ravindra V ^a  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Antibiotic sensitivity; Children; Phage typing; Pyoderma

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIOPHAGE TYPING; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPETIGO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; PYODERMA; SCABIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THROAT CULTURE;

EID: 0032998201     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03474.x     Document Type: Article

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