Clinical features and antibiotic treatment of septic arthritis and osteomyelitis due to Yersinia enterocolitica

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 302-309

  Crowe, M ^a   Ashford, K ^a   Ispahani, P ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; MECILLINAM; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029742184     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-45-4-302     Document Type: Article

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