Treatment of non-tuberculous mycobacterial cervicofacial lymphadenitis in children: Critical appraisal of the literature

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 546-552

  Timmerman, M K ^a   Morley, A D ^b   Buwalda, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CERVICOFACIAL NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIAL LYMPHADENITIS; CHILD CARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; LYMPHADENITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FACE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHADENITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; NECK;

EID: 58149120927     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01821.x     Document Type: Review

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