Primary sternal osteomyelitis and septicaemia due to Staphylococcus aureus

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 98-100

  Mofredj, Ali ^a,b   Guerin, Jean Michel ^b   Leibinger, Frank ^b   Masmoudi, Rafik ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LAENNEC   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; OXACILLIN; PEFLOXACIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOMYELITIS; SEPTICEMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOMYELITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STERNUM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033053003     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950161989     Document Type: Article

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