Systematic review of duration and choice of systemic antibiotic therapy for acute haematogenous bacterial osteomyelitis in children

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 760-768

  Howard Jones, Annaleise R ^a   Isaacs, David ^a,b  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

antibiotics; children; osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACAMPICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFALEXIN; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CILASTATIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; DICLOXACILLIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINCOMYCIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; TETRACYCLINE; TIMENTIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANKLE PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DRUG CHOICE; EXERCISE; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HUMAN; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTIBIOTICS; CHILDREN; OSTEOMYELITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 84883755646     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12251     Document Type: Article

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