INITIAL THERAPY FOR OSTEOMYELITIS AND SEPTIC ARTHRITIS WITH CEFOXITIN
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Haematogenous Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis
Haematogenous Osteomyelitis Haematogenous osteomyelitis (HO) is a common and devastating problem for children in less developed areas of the world1 due to its frequent association with sickle cell disease (23–44%), delayed presentation, misdiagnosis, and undertreatment.1–5 Sixty to eighty percent of children do not initially present until they have reached the stage of chronic osteomyelitis.1–4...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-198404001-01078