Vulvovaginitis in the Prepubertal Child

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-13

  Jasper, Jill M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

group A hemolytic streptococcus; prepubertal; vulvovaginitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; MACROLIDE; MEBENDAZOLE; NYSTATIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DYSURIA; ERYTHEMA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREPUBERTY; SKIN IRRITATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA FLORA; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVOVAGINITIS;

EID: 62149142825     PISSN: 15228401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpem.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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