Actinomycosis presenting as osteomyelitis in the pediatric population

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 365-369

  Robinson, Joan L ^a   Vaudry, Wendy L ^a   Dobrovolsky, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Actinomycosis; Mandible; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IBUPROFEN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR DISEASES; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 17144427274     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000157215.15152.c2     Document Type: Article

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