National variations in dressings and antibiotic prophylaxis for paediatric scalds

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 798-799

  Al Benna, Sammy ^a   Collin, Thomas W ^a   Spalding, Lynette ^a   Jeffery, Steven ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BIOBRANE; CEFRADINE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TAP WATER;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BURN; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; LETTER; SCALD; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; UNITED KINGDOM; WOUND DRESSING;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BANDAGES; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 34547840298     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2006.10.385     Document Type: Letter

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