Septic arthritis in children: Relationship of causative pathogens, complications, and outcome

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-46

  Wang, Chun Lung ^c   Wang, Shih Min ^a   Yang, Yao Jong ^b   Tsai, Ching Hsiang ^b   Liu, Ching Chuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Children; Osteomyelitis; Septic arthritis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GAIT DISORDER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALMONELLA; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 12444253068     PISSN: 02532662     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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