Pelvic osteomyelitis: a diagnostic challenge in children

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 553-557

  Weber Chrysochoou, Christina ^a   Corti, Natascha ^a   Goetschel, Philippe ^b   Altermatt, Stefan ^a   Huisman, Thierry A G M ^a   Berger, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b TRIEMLI HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Osteomyelitis; Pelvis

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG SPECIFICITY; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HIP; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIC BONES;

EID: 33847245295     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.048     Document Type: Article

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