Mycobacterium xenopi infection of the spine: A case report and literature review

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 626-628

  Danesh Clough, Tony ^a   Theis, Jean Claude ^a   Van Der Linden, Antje ^a  

^a DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mycobacterium xenopi; Osteomyelitis; Spinal cord compression; Thoracic vertebrae

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL APPROACH; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL FUSION; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0034016819     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200003010-00015     Document Type: Article

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