Open AccessChallenges in managing paediatric osteomyelitis in the developing world: Analysis of cases presenting to a tertiary referral centre in Tanzania
Author(s) -
Adam M. Ali,
E Rodriguez Maya,
Kokila Lakhoo
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.143136
Subject(s) - medicine , osteomyelitis , clindamycin , cloxacillin , pediatrics , referral , gentamicin , surgery , population , flucloxacillin , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , penicillin , environmental health , family medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , genetics , bacteria
The literature on paediatric osteomyelitis in the developing world is scarce, and there have been calls for further characterisation of its epidemiology and the identification of factors that limit effective management in order to guide local service delivery. Our centre is a hospital serving a population of 11 million people in Tanzania.