Munchausen syndrome by proxy and recurrent polymicrobial bacteremia [1]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 191-

  Blyth, Christopher C ^a   Russell, Susan ^a   Zwi, Karen J ^a   Taitz, Jonny ^a   Fairley, Michael ^b   Post, Jeffrey J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANEMIA; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LETTER; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME BY PROXY; NEUTROPENIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; WOUND DRAINAGE;

BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CAREGIVERS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFANT; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; RECURRENCE; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 33846585910     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000253951.84015.70     Document Type: Letter

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