title: Treatment of bone and joint infections: recommendations of a Belgian panel.
abstract: A multidisciplinary panel of Belgian specialists describes the overall therapeutic approach for bone and joint infections. Classification, general methods of investigation, therapeutic options, special circumstances, the role of aminoglycosides and of glycopeptides are described. The possibility of home treatment is discussed, as well as some pharmaco-economic insights.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Hôpital Universitaire Saint-Pierrè, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Peetermans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robays
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Thys
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Lierde
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verdonk
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Verpooten
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000628:therapy*; D017850:Economics, Pharmaceutical; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents