The management of septic arthritis

Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 65-68

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ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTHROTOMY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY; FATALITY; GOUT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS; HEMARTHROSIS; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT DESTRUCTION; LYME DISEASE; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOGOUT; PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; UNITED KINGDOM; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141869981     PISSN: 00126543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/dtb.2003.41965     Document Type: Review

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