Ann Lab Med.  2013 Sep;33(5):375-378. 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.375.

Repeated Serum Alkaline Phosphatase Measurements in the Treatment of Childhood Acute Bone and Joint Infections with High Doses of Antibiotics

• Paakkonen
• Kallio MJ
• Kallio PE
• Peltola H

• KMID: 1781347
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.375

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acute Disease
Adolescent
Alkaline Phosphatase/*blood
Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use
Arthritis, Infectious/*drug therapy/*enzymology/microbiology
*Bacterial Infections/drug therapy/enzymology/microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Haemophilus influenzae type b/isolation & purification
Humans
Infant
Osteomyelitis/*drug therapy/*enzymology/microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification
Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification
Streptococcus pyogenes/isolation & purification
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Alkaline Phosphatase

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Alkaline phosphatase levels in patients with osteomyelitis (N=106) versus patients with septic arthritis (N=134). (B) Alkaline phosphatase levels in patients given clindamycin (N=99) versus first-generation cephalosporin (N=70).Abbreviation: ALP, alkaline phosphatase.

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