Native joint septic arthritis caused by clostridium difficile in an 11-year old with hemoglobin SS disease

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 853-

  Gregg, Kevin S ^a   Alexander, Kenneth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DEBRIDEMENT; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMERUS HEAD; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT EFFUSION; LAVAGE; LETTER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER; SHOULDER PAIN; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 70249109423     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b05449     Document Type: Letter

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