Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis: Clinical course and outcome in 15 patients

Turkish Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-104

  Koçak, Gülendam ^a   Imamoǧlu, Ayten ^a   Tutar, Hasan Ercan ^a   Atalay, Semra ^a   Türkay, Sadi ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood; Poststreptococcal reactive arthritis arthralgia

Indexed keywords

SALICYLIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CARDITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; REACTIVE ARTHRITIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, REACTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SALICYLATES; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 1642586693     PISSN: 00414301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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