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Antibiotics for treating chronic osteomyelitis in adults

  1. Lucieni O Conterno*,
  2. Carlos Rodrigues da Silva Filho

Editorial Group: Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group

Published Online: 15 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004439

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Conterno LO, da Silva Filho CR. Antibiotics for treating chronic osteomyelitis in adults (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2003, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD004439. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004439.

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  1. Marilia Medical School, Department of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Marilia, São Paulo, Brazil

*Lucieni O Conterno, Department of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Marilia Medical School, Avenida Monte Carmelo 800, Fragata, Marilia, São Paulo, 17519-030, Brazil. lucieni@famema.br.

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  1. Publication Status: Unchanged, commented
  2. Published Online: 15 APR 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To determine the effectiveness of antibiotics in the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis.
We will examine the following hypotheses:
1. Different antibiotic treatment regimes in terms of duration and methods of administration may have different effectiveness in chronic osteomyelitis.
2. Patients with infection caused by different bacteria may have different rates of sustained remission after antibiotic therapy.

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