Arthritis related to systemic meningococcal disease: 34 years' experience

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2661-2666

  Cabellos, C ^a,b   Nolla, J M ^a   Verdaguer, R ^a   Pelegrin, I ^a   Ribera, A ^a   Ariza, J ^a   Viladrich, P F ^a  

^a BELLVITGE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IDIBELL   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELBOW ARTHRITIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INVASIVE MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE; KNEE ARTHRITIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOCK; SHOULDER ARTHRITIS; SKIN DISEASE; WRIST ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE JOINT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PENICILLINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RELAPSING FEVER; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869129031     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1610-1     Document Type: Article

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