Toxic shock syndrome in burns: Diagnosis and management

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Young, Amber E ^a   Thornton, Katharine L ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; STREPTOCOCCAL ENTEROTOXIN; SUPERANTIGEN; TOXI SHOCK SYNDROME TOXIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MECHANISM; EMERGENCY CARE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MORTALITY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; BURNS; CHILD; ENTEROTOXINS; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SUPERANTIGENS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34547686583     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.101030     Document Type: Article

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