Vertebral osteomyelitis in 2 children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 711-713

  Del Santo, M ^a   Malorgio, C ^a   Not, T ^a   Maranzana, G ^a   Cerasoli, G ^b   Facchini, S ^a   Zennaro, F ^a   Ventura, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b BUFALINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFACLOR; CEFTRIAXONE; TEICOPLANIN;

ABSCESS; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPINE SCINTISCANNING; SPONDYLITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0036848705     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992280204100911     Document Type: Article

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