Intra-abdominal abscess in children: a 13-year experience.
The microbiology of intra-abdominal abscess in children is similar to that of adults--a mixture of aerobes and anaerobes. In abscess specimens taken from 36 children, predominant pathogens were Bacteroides fragilis group species, Peptostreptococcus species, and Escherichia coli.
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Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, Md.
D000005:Abdomen; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male