Periorbital and orbital cellulitis: A 10-year review of hospitalized children

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1066-1072

  Georgakopoulos, Constantine D ^a   Eliopoulou, Maria I ^a   Stasinos, Stavros ^a   Exarchou, Artemis ^a   Pharmakakis, Nikolaos ^a   Varvarigou, Anastasia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Children; Clinical; Epidemiology; Laboratory findings; Orbital cellulitis; Periorbital cellulitis; Postseptal; Preseptal; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PERIORBITAL CELLULITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINUSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT DURATION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 78650158780     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000607     Document Type: Article

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