Acinetobacter skin abscess in a neonate

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 526-527

  Ng, Geraldine ^a   Sharma, B K ^a   Fox, G F ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ABSCESS; ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 4344667227     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7211133     Document Type: Article

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