Outcome of primary closure of abdominal wounds following typhoid perforation in children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-34

  Usang, U E ^a   Sowande, O A ^b   Ademuyiwa, A O ^b   Bakare, T I B ^b   Adejuyigbe, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Outcome of primary closure of abdominal wounds; Typhoid perforation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPHOID FEVER; WOUND HEALING;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYPHOID FEVER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 73349137022     PISSN: 01896725     EISSN: 09745998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.48573     Document Type: Article

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