title: Does Bacteremia Associated With Bone and Joint Infections Necessitate Prolonged Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy?
authors.affiliation: Division of Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System, Turku University Hospital, Finland University of Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pääkkönen
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Pentti E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Markku J T
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kallio
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland University of Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: Heikki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Peltola
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
keywords: antimicrobial therapy; bacteremia; osteomyelitis