Listeria monocytogenes infection in a prosthetic knee joint in rheumatoid arthritis during methotrexate therapy

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 171-175

  Wollenhaupt, Jürgen ^a   Busche, Thilo ^a   Zeidler, Henning ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infectious arthritis; Listeria monocytogenes; Prosthetic joints; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; IBUPROFEN; METHOTREXATE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CASE REPORT; EXPLANT; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KNEE PROSTHESIS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0030986789     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124743-199706000-00013     Document Type: Article

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