Bacteriologic epidemiology and empirical treatment of pediatric complicated appendicitis

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 376-381

  Guillet Caruba, Christelle ^a   Cheikhelard, Alaa ^a   Guillet, Marlène ^a   Bille, Emmanuelle ^a   Descamps, Philippe ^a   Yin, Lin ^a   Khen Dunlop, Naziha ^a   Zahar, Jean Ralph ^a   Sarnacki, Sabine ^a   Révillon, Yann ^a   Berche, Patrick ^a   Ferroni, Agnès ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Bacteria; Children; Epidemiology; Peritoneal fluid

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPLICATED APPENDICITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEAL FLUID; PHENOTYPE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDICITIS; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI GROUP;

EID: 79952429287     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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