Clostridium difficile-associated reactive arthritis in two children

Joint Bone Spine

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-62

  Löffler, Helga A ^a   Pron, Benedicte ^a   Mouy, Richard ^a   Wulffraat, Nico M ^a   Prieur, Anne Marie ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Childhood; Clostridium difficile; Reactive arthritis

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; INDOMETACIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLYARTHRITIS; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0842267163     PISSN: 1297319X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1297-319X(03)00056-3     Document Type: Article

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