Comparison of clinical outcome after treatment of hip arthritis caused by MRSA with that caused by non-MRSA in infants

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics Part B

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Mortia, Mitsuaki ^a   Nakamura, Hiroaki ^a   Kitano, Toshio ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hip joint; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COXITIS; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD; FOLLOW UP; HIP DISLOCATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LEG LENGTH INEQUALITY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; CHILD; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649237612     PISSN: 1060152X     EISSN: 14735865     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPB.0b013e3283150659     Document Type: Article

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