Otitis Media Associated with Vibrio alginolyticus in a Child with Pressure-Equalizing Tubes

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 475-476

  Feingold, Mark H ^a   Kumar, Mary L ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Otitis media; Pressure equalizing tubes; Vibrio alginolyticus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; EAR DROPS; OFLOXACIN; SEA WATER; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE EQUALIZING TUBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBE; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

EID: 2442513053     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000126592.19378.30     Document Type: Article

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