Osteomyelitis of the skull vault from a human bite

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 168-169

  Phillips, N I ^a   Robertson, I J A ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human bite; Osteomyelitis; Skull vault

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BITE; BONE INFECTION; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL INJURY; SKULL RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030946687     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688699746582     Document Type: Article

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