Multiple intestinal ulcerations and perforations secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus enteritis in infants

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 381-386

  Han, Seok Joo ^a   Jung, Poong Man ^b   Kim, Hoguen ^b   Kim, Jai Eok ^b   Hong, Jeong ^b   Hwang, Eui Ho ^b   Seong, Inwha ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Enteritis; Intestinal perforation; Intestinal ulceration; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIARRHEA; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE ULCER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMALL INTESTINE;

EID: 13044283448     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90481-5     Document Type: Article

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