Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis in children: Recognition and management

Pediatric Drugs

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 333-346

  Steer, Andrew C ^a   Carapetis, Jonathan R ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GALLIUM 67; GENTAMICIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; INDIUM 111; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; PIPERACILLIN; PROBENECID; TECHNETIUM 99M; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BONE BIOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG RESPONSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS COLITIS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SCINTIGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOPHLEBITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 11244328207     PISSN: 11745878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00148581-200406060-00002     Document Type: Review

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