Postoperative Mlycobacterium avium osteomyelitis confirmed by polymerase chain reaction

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 64-69

  Weigl, J A I ^a   Haas, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mycobacterium avium; Osteomyelitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ETHAMBUTOL; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; RIFABUTIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTIPLE MALFORMATION SYNDROME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYNDROME; TWINS;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ADOLESCENT; DISEASES IN TWINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM-INTRACELLULARE INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; OSTEOTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SYNDROME;

EID: 0033621665     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013806     Document Type: Article

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