Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 248-253 , December 2008

Pneumococcal Osteomyelitis: Report of One Case

  • W. Luke Huang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tse-Ming Wu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiology, Mennonite Christian Hospital, 44 Min-Chuan Road, Hualien 970, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chin-Kung Yu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yung-Long Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun Lien

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Research, Mennonite Christian Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan

Received 15 October 2007 ,Revised 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 19 September 2008.

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Pediatrics & Neonatology
Volume 49, Issue 6 , Pages 248-253 , December 2008

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