Cutaneous abscesses in children epidemiology in the era of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in a pediatric emergency department

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 684-686

  Holsenback, Heather ^a,b   Smith, Lisa ^b   Stevenson, Michelle D ^c  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Epidemiology; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Skin and soft tissue infections

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; BUTTOCK; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ABSCESS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PEDIATRICS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS;

EID: 84864573084     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e31825d20e1     Document Type: Article

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