Clostridium septicum osteomyelitis: Case report and review

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 927-929

  Shetty, Avinash K ^a   Heinrich, Stephen D ^b   Steele, Russell W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium septicum; Osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

CEFALEXIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE REMODELING; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SEPTICUM; DEBRIDEMENT; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HUMERUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; SHOULDER RADIOGRAPHY; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0031733310     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199810000-00020     Document Type: Article

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