Cluster cases of septic arthritis caused by streptococcus pneumoniae in the era of penicillin resistance

International Pediatrics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 169-172

  Long, M P ^a   Patterson, M J ^a   Murray, D L ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic resistance; Antibiotics; Clindamycin; Penicillin resistance; S. pneumoniae; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COXITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MORBIDITY; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033822458     PISSN: 08856265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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