A teenager with auricular infection secondary to piercing
A teenager with auricular infection secondary to piercing
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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English
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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Ear piercing is rarely done in a medically sterile environment, therefore infection rates are relatively high.12 Prevalence of infection after transcartilaginous piercing was 41.4% among 586 women aged 18 to 28 in Saudi Arabia.3 The main pathogenic bacteria are Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus.4 Imaging is not required, as it does n...
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A teenager with auricular infection secondary to piercing
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2788802000
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2788802000
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1756-1833
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1756-1833
DOI
10.1136/bmj-2022-071715
