Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A cause of musculoskeletal sepsis in children

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 413-416

  Gwynne Jones, David P ^a   Stott, N Susan ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Child; Community acquired; Methicillin resistant S. aureus; Osteomyelitis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0032952486     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199905000-00025     Document Type: Article

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