Antibiotic prophylaxis against bacterial infections in the hyposplenic or asplenic child;Antibioprophylaxie des infections bactériennes chez l'enfant hyposplénique ou asplénique

Presse Medicale

Volumn 32, Issue 28 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  De Montalembert, M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN V; PLACEBO; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; ASPLENIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SPLENECTOMY; VACCINATION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; NEWBORN; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PENICILLIN V; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SPLENECTOMY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0041374296     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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