Management of septic arthritis: A systematic review

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 440-445

  Mathews, C J ^a   Kingsley, G ^b   Field, M ^c   Jones, A ^d   Weston, V C ^e   Phillips, M ^f   Walker, D ^g   Coakley, G ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEWISHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^d NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMBASE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 34147212323     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2006.058909     Document Type: Review

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