Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome in two very low birth weight infants

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 515-519

  Haveman, Lianne M ^a   Fleer, André ^a   Gerards, Leo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS TOXIN;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CELL ADHESION; DESQUAMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOXIC EPIDERMAL NECROLYSIS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BIRTH WEIGHT; FECES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; NOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SCALDED SKIN SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0348223975     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2003.078     Document Type: Article

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