Shorter courses of parenteral antibiotic therapy do not appear to influence response rates for children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis: a systematic review.

Le Saux, Nicole; Howard, Andrew; J Barrowman, Nicholas; Gaboury, Isabelle; Sampson, Margaret; Moher, David

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-2-16

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Shorter courses of parenteral antibiotic therapy do not appear to influence response rates for children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis: a systematic review.

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Authors:

Nicole Le Saux

Andrew Howard

Nicholas J Barrowman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) occurs primarily in children and is believed to evolve from bacteremia followed by localization of infection to the metaphysis of bones. Currently, there is no consensus on the route and duration of antimicrobial therapy to treat AHO. METHODS: We co...

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