Monoarthritis in rheumatic fever? [2]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 369-370

  Wilson, Elizabeth ^a   Wilson, Nigel ^a   Voss, Lesley ^a   Morreau, Johan ^b   Lennon, Diana ^c  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b Rotorua Hospital   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PENICILLIC ACID;

CARDITIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONARTHRITIS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC FEVER; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; RHEUMATIC FEVER;

EID: 34247152447     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000259056.02569.0c     Document Type: Letter

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