Mycobacterium kansasii causing septic arthritis and osteomyelitis in a child

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-89

  Williams, Bhanu ^a   Neth, Olaf ^b   Shingadia, Delane ^c   Dixon, Garth ^a   Jupp, Robert Scott ^d   Rosendahl, Karen ^c   Eastwood, Deborah ^a   Klein, Nigel ^c   Brogan, Paul ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^c Department of Infectious Diseases ^*

^d SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Monoarthritis; Mycobacterium kansasii; Osteomyelitis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CORTICOSTEROID; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; METHOTREXATE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; JOINT BIOPSY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MONARTHRITIS; MYCOBACTERIUM KANSASII; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SYNOVIAL FLUID;

EID: 74049108983     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b78e8b     Document Type: Article

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