Group B streptococcal cellulitis in infancy

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 324-325

  Mittal, Manoj K ^a   Shah, Samir S ^a,b   Friedlaender, Eron Y ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Late onset GBS infection; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URINE CULTURE;

CELLULITIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 34249089328     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000270168.70615.be     Document Type: Article

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