The management of septic arthritis in children: Systematic review of the english language literature

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1127-1133

  Kang, S N ^a   Sanghera, T ^a,b   Mangwani, J ^a   Paterson, J M H ^a   Ramachandran, M ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZYLPENICILLIN PLUS FLUCLOXACILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTHROSCOPY; ARTHROTOMY; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENTEROBACTER; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; JOINT ASPIRATION; KINGELLA KINGAE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ARTHROSCOPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 69849094448     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.91B9.22530     Document Type: Review

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