Septic arthritis due to Haemophilus influenzae serotype a in the post-vaccination era in Brazil

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1311-1312

  De Almeida, Antonio Eugenio Castro Cardoso ^a   Schroeder, Letícia Ferreira Lima ^a   Caldeira, Nathalia Gonçalves Santos ^a   Da Silva, Nicéa Magaly Matias ^b   Batista, Paulo Roberto ^c   Gallo, Marta Pradel ^c   De Filippis, Ivano ^a  

^a Oswaldo Cruz Foundation   (Brazil)

^b Clínica Perinatal de Laranjeiras   (Brazil)

^c Centro Pediátrico da Lagoa   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; DIPHTHERIA PERTUSSIS TETANUS HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B HEPATITIS B VACCINE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; OXACILLIN;

BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE A; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; LEG PAIN; LETTER; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BRAZIL; CEFUROXIME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS VACCINES; HUMANS;

EID: 53749099376     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.2008/001669-0     Document Type: Letter

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