Salmonella osteomyelitis in sickle cell disease children in the East End of London

Journal of Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 133-138

  Atkins, B L ^a,e   Price, E H ^b   Tillyer, L ^c   Novelli, V ^b   Evans, J ^b,d  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Paediatric Surgery   (United Kingdom)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG BONE; LONG TERM CARE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PUS; SALMONELLOSIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030945321     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)92452-X     Document Type: Article

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