title: Bacterial hand infections: an analysis of cases presenting at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur.
abstract: A significant number of hand infections were found to occur in college students, a group not associated with manual labour. Diabetics did not have a significant delay in recognising the symptoms but have a significant longer period of hospitalisation. The right hand was predominantly involved especially the thumb, index finger and the thenar region. Staphylococcus aureus was the commonest infecting organism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Sara
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged