Treatment of staphylococcal septic arthritis in rabbits by systemic antibiotics and intra-articular corticosteroids

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 687-690

  Wysenbeek, A J ^a   Volchek, J ^a   Amit, M ^a   Robinson, D ^b   Boldur, I ^a   Nevo, Z ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFONICID; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PANNUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYNOVITIS;

EID: 0031741748     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.11.687     Document Type: Article

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