Incidence and etiology of omphalitis in Pakistan: A community-based cohort study

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 828-833

  Mir, Fatima ^a   Tikmani, Shiyam Sundar ^a   Shakoor, Sadia ^a   Warraich, Haider Javed ^a   Sultana, Shazia ^a   Ali, Syed Asad ^a   Zaidi, Anita K M ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Community acquired; Etiology; Incidence; MRSA; Newborn; Omphalitis; Staphylococcus aureus; Umbilical infection

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY SAMPLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN MORTALITY; OMPHALITIS; PAKISTAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS; PUS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; UMBILICUS;

EID: 83755225563     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.1229     Document Type: Review

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