Influence of culture results on management and outcome of pediatric osteomyelitis and/or septic arthritis

Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-156

  Wheeler, Ashley M ^a   Heizer, Heather R ^b,c   Todd, James K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CHILD; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OSTEOMYELITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN IRRITATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 84876270178     PISSN: 20487193     EISSN: 20487207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpids/pis035     Document Type: Article

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