Infections in Diabetic Burn Patients

Diabetes Care

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 229-233

  Memmel, Heidi ^a   Kowal Vern, Areta ^b   Latenser, Barbara A ^b  

^a ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CANDIDA; CELLULITIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PROTEUS; PSEUDOMONAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SEPSIS; SPRING; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WINTER;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 1042291849     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/diacare.27.1.229     Document Type: Article

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