Pediatric osteoarticular infections caused by Kingella kingae from 1995 to 2006 at CHRU de Tours;Infections ostéo-articulaires pédiatriques à Kingella kingae de 1995 à 2006 au CHRU de Tours

Annales de Biologie Clinique

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 454-458

  Baticle, E ^a   De Courtivron, B ^b   Baty, G ^a   Holstein, A ^a   Morange, V ^a   Mereghetti, L ^a   Goudeau, A ^a   Lanotte, P ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

^b Centre de Pediatrie Clocheville   (France)

Author keywords

Kingella kingae; Osteoarticular infections; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BONE INFECTION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BONE DISEASES, INFECTIOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INFANT; JOINT DISEASES; KINGELLA KINGAE; MALE; NEISSERIACEAE INFECTIONS;

KINGELLA KINGAE;

EID: 51949089621     PISSN: 00033898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/abc.2008.0242     Document Type: Article

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