Boil to sepsis: Case of community acquired MRSA

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 537-538

  Gayathri, S ^a   Indira, J ^a  

^a APOLLO HOSPITALS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; LINEZOLID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PANTON VALENTINE LEUKOCIDIN GENE; SEPSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CLINDAMYCIN; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; EXOTOXINS; FURUNCULOSIS; GENES, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INDIA; LEUKOCIDINS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SEPSIS;

EID: 66949174487     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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