Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Otorrhea After Tympanostomy Tube Placement
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus otorrhea after tympanostomy tube placement.
OBJECTIVE To compare a retrospective cohort of nonhospitalized children with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) otorrhea with those with methicillin-sensitive S aureus (MSSA) otorrhea to determine the risk factors predisposing to MRSA otorrhea and the treatments used. DESIGN Retrospective case-controlled series. SETTING Tertiary pediatric care facility. PATIENTS Seventeen ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0886-4470
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.131.10.868