The rising incidence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pediatric neck abscesses

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 459-464

  Thomason, Timothy S ^a   Brenski, Amy ^a   McClay, John ^a   Ehmer, Dale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECK ABSCESS; NEWBORN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NECK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34548279525     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.05.010     Document Type: Article

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