Assessment, investigation, and management of acute monoarthritis

Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 355-361

  Till, Simon H ^a   Snaith, M L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Infection related arthritis; Monoarthritis; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; COLCHICINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; ISONIAZID; KETOCONAZOLE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHROCENTESIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; ENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INJURY; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LYME DISEASE; MONARTHRITIS; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS; SKILL; STOMACH ULCER; TEAMWORK; VASCULITIS;

EID: 0032874177     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.16.5.355     Document Type: Review

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