Outcomes of children treated for lyme arthritis: Results of a large pediatric cohort

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1049-1055

  Tory, Heather O ^a   Zurakowski, David ^b   Sundel, Robert P ^b  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthritis; Lyme disease; Outcome assessment; Pediatric rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; DISEASE MODIFYING ANTIRHEUMATIC DRUG; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; METHOTREXATE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; JOINT; LABORATORY TEST; LYME DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SYNOVITIS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951815061     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.090711     Document Type: Article

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