Primary pyomyositis in children: A retrospective analysis of 11 cases

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-159

  Ovadia, Dror ^a,b   Ezra, Eli ^a,b   Ben Sira, Liat ^a,b   Kessler, Ada ^a,b   Bickels, Jacob ^a,b   Keret, David ^a,b   Yaniv, Moshe ^a,b   Wientroub, Shlomo ^a,b   Lokiec, Franklin ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Disease management; Primary pyomyositis; Surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE NECROSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFANT; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS DRAINAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCAPULA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIBIA SHAFT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PYOMYOSITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33846833876     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3280140548     Document Type: Review

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