Osteomyelitis due to Chryseobacterium (Flavobacterium) meningosepticum

Antimicrobics and Infectious Diseases Newsletter

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 60-62

  Cone, Lawrence A ^a,b   Cronin, Timothy J ^a   Curti, Mario ^b   Friscia, David ^a  

^a EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; OFLOXACIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BONE BIOPSY; CALCANEUS; CASE REPORT; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEWBORN INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS;

EID: 0032131574     PISSN: 1069417X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1069-417X(00)80002-3     Document Type: Article

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