Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of childhood in Saudi Arabia. Why does treatment fail?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-150

  Al Harby, Saleh ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

acute; childhood; osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030936146     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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