The aetiology of paediatric inflammatory vulvovaginitis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 105-107

  Cuadros, Juan ^a   Mazón, Ana ^b   Martinez, Rocío ^c   González, Pilar ^d   Gil Setas, Alberto ^b   Flores, Uxua ^e   Orden, Beatriz ^c   Gómez Herruz, Peña ^a   Millan, Rosario ^c  

^a Serv de Microbiol y Parasitol   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio de Microbiologia   (Spain)

^c Laboratorio de Microbiologia   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PRÍNCIPE DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^e Centro de Salud de Noain   (Spain)

Author keywords

Haemophilus spp.; Paediatric vulvovaginitis; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GRAM STAINING; HAEMOPHILUS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VULVOVAGINITIS;

CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

EID: 1242284401     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1373-x     Document Type: Article

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