Cutaneous vulvar streptococcal infection

Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-284

  Mirowski, Ginat W ^a   Schlosser, Bethanee J ^b   Stika, Catherine S ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

pain; streptococcus group B; vulva; vulvitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN V; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUTANEOUS VULVAR STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; VULVA PRURITUS; VULVODYNIA; VULVOVAGINAL DISCOMFORT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VULVAR DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863590573     PISSN: 10892591     EISSN: 15260976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182431753     Document Type: Article

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