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Erschienen in: World Journal of Pediatrics 6/2018

30.04.2018 | Letter to the Editor

Antibiotic use in children with Kawasaki disease

verfasst von: Seung Beom Han, Soo-Young Lee

Erschienen in: World Journal of Pediatrics | Ausgabe 6/2018

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As the diagnostic criteria for Kawasaki disease (KD) consist of the clinical features that are shared by other childhood febrile illnesses [1, 2], KD is sometimes confused with a bacterial infection, leading to clinical situations in which children with the disease receive antibiotics [35]. Here, we report the extent of antibiotic use in children with KD and the clinical parameters confusing KD with a bacterial infection. …
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Metadaten
Titel
Antibiotic use in children with Kawasaki disease
verfasst von
Seung Beom Han
Soo-Young Lee
Publikationsdatum
30.04.2018
Verlag
Childrens Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Erschienen in
World Journal of Pediatrics / Ausgabe 6/2018
Print ISSN: 1708-8569
Elektronische ISSN: 1867-0687
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12519-018-0157-3

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