Destructive knee joint infection caused by Peptostreptococcus micros: Importance of early microbiological diagnosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2737-2739

  Riesbeck, Kristian ^a   Sanzén, Lennart ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KNEE ARTHROSCOPY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS MICROS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032793717     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.8.2737-2739.1999     Document Type: Article

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