Characteristics of primary osteomyelitis among children in a medical center in Taipei, 1984-2002

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-33

  Yeh, Ting Chi ^a   Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Li, Wen Chen ^a   Chi, Hsin ^a   Lee, Yann Jinn ^a,c   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Myrobacterium tuberculosis; National Health Programs; Osteomyelitis; Retrospective studies

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DEBRIDEMENT; DEFORMITY; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PSEUDOMONAS; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; SEPSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN; TIME; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTERIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 14544278071     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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