Group G streptococcal arthritis: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 313, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 239-243

  Bronze, Michael S ^a,b   Whitby, Scott ^a   Schaberg, Dennis R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Group G Streptococcus; Infection; Penicillin therapy; Sacroiliitis; Septic arthritis

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031004805     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199704000-00008     Document Type: Article

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