RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Nosocomial cutaneous abscesses in septic infants JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F161 OP F162 DO 10.1136/adc.2002.011668 VO 89 IS 2 A1 D Mandel A1 Y Littner A1 F B Mimouni A1 S Dollberg YR 2004 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/89/2/F161.abstract AB Objective: To retrospectively study the epidemiology of nosocomial cutaneous abscesses in 46 consecutive septic infants. Results: Ten infants had one abscess or more. Surviving infants with abscesses had a longer duration of bacteraemia, which disappeared within 24 hours of drainage. Conclusion: Infants with persistent bacteraemia should be examined regularly for the presence of abscesses.