More common skin infections in children

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7501, 2005, Pages 1194-1198

  Sladden, Michael J ^a   Johnston, Graham A ^a  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BENZYL BENZOATE; CARBARIL; CHLORHEXIDINE; DERMOL; EMOLLIENT AGENT; IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; OILATUM; PERMETHRIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; AUSTRALIA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CREAM; DRUG FORMULATION; EMBASE; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FOLLICULITIS; GINGIVITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; LOTION; MEDLINE; NEUROTOXICITY; NOSE SMEAR; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; PEDICULUS; PITYROSPORUM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SKIN INFECTION; SKIN IRRITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STOMATITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 19744376932     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7501.1194     Document Type: Review

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