Mycoplasma hominis scalp abscess in the newborn

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1171-1173

  Abdel Haq, Nahed ^a,b   Asmar, Basim ^a,b   Brown, William ^c  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Mycoplasma hominis; Newborn; Scalp

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMPICILLIN; BACITRACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALP; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN ELECTRODE;

ABSCESS; CLINDAMYCIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036901725     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200212000-00020     Document Type: Article

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