Hematogenous infection of a total hip prosthesis due to Clostridium perfringens

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 157-158

  Vogely, H Ch ^a   Oner, F C ^a   Fleer, A ^a   Dhert, W J A ^a   Verbout, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFALOTIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; COXITIS; FEMALE; HEMATOGENOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; HIP SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0033064850     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517191     Document Type: Article

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