Spondylitis caused by Peptostreptococcus

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 538-539

  Rousseau, M C ^a,b   Harle J R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^b NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Discitis; Peptostreptococcus; Spondylitis

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; DISKITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLITIS;

EID: 0031672950     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01451296     Document Type: Article

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