Early postsplenectomy arthritis caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-160

  Merle Melet, M ^a   Tortuyaux, J M ^a   Condette, S ^a   Maurer, P ^a   Lion, C ^b   Boissel, P ^a  

^a CHU NANCY BRABOIS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRISTINAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; MALE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SPLENECTOMY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0029921099     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01591490     Document Type: Article

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