Treatment of septic arthritis
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Treatment of septic arthritis and acute osteomyelitis
Acute hematogenous bone and joint infections, septic arthritis, and osteomyelitis with or without adjacent septic arthritis, are rare among children in a standard Western setting, but still potentially devastating diseases, as even deaths have been reported recently. Foir this reason, and in part due to historical reasons, the treatment has comprised of months-long courses of antibiotics, start...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Medical Association Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0820-3946,1488-2329
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.1070090