Epidemiologic, bacteriologic, and long-term follow-up data of children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis and septic arthritis: A ten-year review

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 302-305

  Christiansen, Peter ^a,b   Frederiksen, Birgitte ^a   Glazowski, Jens ^b   Scavenius, Michael ^b   Knudsen, Finn U ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis; Children; Follow up; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032836741     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01202412-199910000-00014     Document Type: Article

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