Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pediatric tympanostomy tube otorrhea

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1795-1798

  Cheng, Jeffrey ^a   Javia, Luv ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MRSA; Otorrhea; Pediatric tympanostomy tube

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFDINIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; OFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULBACTAM; SULFACETAMIDE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBE REMOVAL; TYMPANOPLASTY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE OTORRHEA;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVICE REMOVAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FLUOROQUINOLONES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; OTITIS MEDIA WITH EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869137162     PISSN: 01655876     EISSN: 18728464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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