Clinical features and microbiology in 204 cases of septic arthritis in Malawian children

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1545-1548

  Lavy, C B D ^a,b   Thyoka, M ^a   Pitani, A D ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b BTCI Hospital   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COXITIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LEG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHOULDER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KNEE JOINT; MALAWI; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 28444486303     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B11.16735     Document Type: Article

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