The timing of antibiotic administration in the management of infant dacryocystitis

Journal of AAPOS

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 456-459

  Baskin, Darrell E ^a   Reddy, Ashvini K ^a   Chu, Yvonne I ^a   Coats, David K ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DACRYOCYSTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RATE; LABORATORY TEST; LACRIMAL DUCT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DACRYOCYSTITIS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; PREVALENCE; RETREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 53049106078     PISSN: 10918531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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