Success of short-course parenteral antibiotictherapy for acute osteomyelitis of childhood

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-35

  Bachur, Richard ^a   Pagon, Zrinka ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Osteomyelitis; Parenteral antibiotic therapy; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALEXIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845541603     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806289081     Document Type: Article

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