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Septic arthritis in children: diagnosis and treatment

Acute septic arthritis in children is usually hematogenous. It is more common in boys, and it most often affects the large joints of the lower limb. Diagnosis is based on cultures obtained from the infected joint and is supported by C-reactive protein blood test or ultrasound imaging. Staphylococcus...

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Autor principal: Pääkkönen, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774603/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29388627
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PHMT.S115429