Simplified treatment of acute staphylococcal osteomyelitis of childhood

Pediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 846-850

  Peltola, Heikki ^a   Unkila Kallio, Leila ^b   Kallio, Markku J T ^c   Aalto, Kari ^c   Anttolainen, Ilkka ^c   Fagerholm, Riitta ^c   Haavisto, Hannu ^c   Heikkinen, Marja ^c   Hiippala, Anita ^c   Kallio, Pentti ^c   Kaski, Ulla ^c   Kojo, Niilo ^c   Merikanto, Juhani ^c   Ojajärvi, Pekka ^c   Salo, Eeva ^c  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

C reactive protein; childhood osteomyelitis; oral therapy of osteomyelitis; osteomyelitis; serum bactericidal activity; shortening therapy; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFRADINE; CLINDAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG COST; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SERUM BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHRADINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINDAMYCIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM BACTERICIDAL TEST; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 8244259921     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.99.6.846     Document Type: Article

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