Osteomyelitis of the spine due to Salmonella infection - Conservative treatment with quinolone: A case report

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-50

  Hon ForTsui, ^a   Chiu, Kwok Hing ^a   Leung, Kwok Sui ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SALMONELLOSIS; SPINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SPINAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031058860     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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