Empiric antibiotic therapy for acute osteoarticular infections with suspected methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus or kingella

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 765-767

  Saphyakhajon, Phisit ^a  

^a ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Kingella infections; Osteomyelitis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN; ACETAMIDE DERIVATIVE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXAZOLIDINONE DERIVATIVE;

ANEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; HUMAN; KINGELLA KINGAE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; ACUTE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DECISION TREE; DRUG EFFECT; INFANT; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINGELLA; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ACETAMIDES; ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECISION TREES; HUMANS; INFANT; KINGELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OXAZOLIDINONES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 51049104632     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31816fc34c     Document Type: Article

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