Haematogenous acute and subacute paediatric osteomyelitis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 94 B, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 584-595

  Dartnell, J ^a,b   Ramachandran, M ^a,c   Katchburian, M ^a,b  

^a MAIDSTONE AND TUNBRIDGE WELLS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Tunbridge Wells TN2 4QJ   (United Kingdom)

^c BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; LINEZOLID; NALIDIXIC ACID; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMUR; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; KINGELLA KINGAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84860851026     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.94B5.28523     Document Type: Review

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