Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the pelvis in childhood: Diagnostic clues and pitfalls

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-31

  Zvulunov, Alex ^a,b   Gal, Nathan ^a   Segev, Zeev ^a  

^a Clalit Health Services   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hematogenous osteomyelitis; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEVER; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIS; PELVIS RADIOGRAPHY; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD; CEFUROXIME; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIC BONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0037327862     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200302000-00008     Document Type: Article

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