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Berberian,Griselda; Firpo,Verónica; Soto,Adriana; Lopez Mañan,Julio; Torroija,Cecilia; Castro,Graciela; Polanuer,Pablo; Espinola,Camilo; Piñeiro,José Luis; Rosanova,María Teresa. |
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify the clinical, radiological, and bacteriological features, risk factors, and outcome of neonates with bone and joint infections. STUDY DESIGN: Observational, retrospective, and analytical study of 77 patients less than 2 months of age, admitted to a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with the diagnosis of bone or joint infection, based on clinical, radiological, and microbiological criteria. RESULTS: Seventy-seven patients with 99 acute osteoarthritis foci in a 16 year period were included in the study. Risk factors for infection could be identified in 69% of the patients. The hip was the most frequent. Staphylococcus aureus was the main isolated microorganism. Twenty-nine infants (38%) had... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Osteoarthritis; Neonate; Staphylococcus aureus. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400018 |
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