An infant with meningococcal arthritis of the hip

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 762-763

  McMullan, Brendan ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Immunisation; Meningococcus; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; FLUCLOXACILLIN; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMMON COLD; COXITIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; GRAM STAINING; HIP; HIP RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFANT; JOINT BIOPSY; JOINT EFFUSION; KINGELLA KINGAE; KNEE; LEG; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PATIENT CARE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPING;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; HIP JOINT; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS, SEROGROUP W-135;

EID: 73449089787     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2009.01607.x     Document Type: Article

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