Pediatric Deep Neck Space Abscesses: A Prospective Observational Study
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Pediatric deep neck space abscesses: A prospective observational study
Introduction: Pediatric Deep Neck Space infections remain an important condition as it may potentially lead to life-threatening complications, this is especially so when there is a delay in diagnosis and treatment. The increasing isolation of communityacquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphyloccoal Aureus (MRSA) in Paediatrics head and neck abscesses has been a major focus of the current literatur...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2165-7548
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000117