Temperate pyomyositis at two community hospitals

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 265-273

  Ciampi, Marc A ^c   Sadigh, Majid ^a   Sherwood, J A ^a   Protopapas, Zenon ^b   Thornton, George F ^b   Andriole, Vincent T ^d  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WATERBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MYOSITIS; PYOMYOSITIS; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031870506     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199808000-00007     Document Type: Article

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