Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis with small-colony variant Staphylococcus aureus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-15

  Spearman, Paul ^a,b   Lakey, David ^a   Jotte, Sonia ^a   Chernowitz, Alexander ^c   Claycomb, Stephen ^a   Stratton, Charles ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHILD; CULTURE MEDIA; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0030250155     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(96)00145-9     Document Type: Article

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