Childhood epistaxis and nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 307-310

  Whymark, Andrew D ^a   Crampsey, David P ^a   Fraser, Lyndsay ^a   Moore, Philip ^a   Williams, Craig ^a   Kubba, Haytham ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMENSAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NOSE SMEAR; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; MALE; NOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 39649091203     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.10.029     Document Type: Article

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