Antimicrobial therapy for chronic osteomyelitis in adults: Role of the quinolones

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1327-1333

  Rissing, J Peter ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLEROXACIN; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEBRIDEMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031436961     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516150     Document Type: Review

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