Bacteroides fragilis arthritis of the knee with fatal outcome

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 134-135

  Marne, Carmen ^a   Alegre, Javier ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTHROCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PUS;

EID: 0033566567     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(00)89200-4     Document Type: Article

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