Mycobacterium bovis BCG causing vertebral osteomyelitis (Pott's disease) following intravesical BCG therapy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2106-2108

  Aljada, Ibrahim S ^a   Crane, John K ^a   Corriere, Nancy ^a   Wagle, Datta G ^a   Amsterdam, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b ERIE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INTRAVESICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGIONAL PERFUSION; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0032939703     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.6.2106-2108.1999     Document Type: Article

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