Effect of bedside ultrasound on management of pediatric soft-tissue infection

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 637-643

  Sivitz, Adam B ^a   Lam, Samuel H F ^b   Ramirez Schrempp, Daniela ^b   Valente, Jonathan H ^a   Nagdev, Arun D ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

children; emergency medicine; point of care; soft tissue infections; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POINT OF CARE TESTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; BOSTON; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHODE ISLAND; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049260175     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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