Pyomyositis in children: early diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2173-2178

  Mitsionis, Gregory I ^a   Manoudis, Gregory N ^a   Lykissas, Marios G ^a   Sionti, Ioanna ^a   Motsis, Eustathios ^a   Georgoulis, Anastasios D ^a   Berisa, Alexandros E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal infection; Pyomyositis; Staphylococcus aureus; Tropics

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIGH; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DICLOXACILLIN; DRAINAGE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 70450031941     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.02.053     Document Type: Article

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