Management of pediatric skin abscesses in pediatric, general academic and community emergency departments

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-167

  Baumann, Brigitte M ^a,d   Russo, Christopher J ^b,c   Pavlik, Daniel ^d   Cassidy Smith, Tara ^a   Brown, Naomi ^e   Sacchetti, Alfred ^d   Capano Wehrle, Lisa M ^a   Mistry, Rakesh D ^e  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Emergency medicine; Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Pediatrics; Soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961222780     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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