Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric chronic osteomyelitis in developing countries: Prospective study of 96 patients treated in Kenya

Musculoskeletal Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 13-18

  Mantero, E ^a   Carbone, M ^b   Calevo, M G ^a   Boero, S ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic osteomyelitis; Developing countries; Relapse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KENYA; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455202454     PISSN: 20355106     EISSN: 20355114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12306-011-0104-0     Document Type: Article

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