Management of septic arthritis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 819-824

  Shetty, Avinash K ^a   Gedalia, Abraham ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Septic arthritis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG CHOICE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 5344228707     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02730722     Document Type: Conference Paper

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