Culture-negative septic arthritis in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 655-659

  Lyon, Roger M ^a,b   Evanich, J David ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Culture; Infection; Septic arthritis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 0032879332     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199909000-00020     Document Type: Article

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