Early detection of sequela-prone osteomyelitis in children with use of simple clinical and laboratory criteria

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 849-853

  Roine, Irmeli ^a,b   Arguedas, Adriano ^a   Faingezicht, Idis ^a   Rodriguez, Francisco ^a  

^a National Children Hospital   (Costa Rica)

^b NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALEXIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE PAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOSCLEROSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030999883     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/24.5.849     Document Type: Article

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